Have you found them? The bright spots, nestled somewhere in the folds of the day? Amidst the news, the worry, the different work, the juggling, the lack of understanding, the uncertainty? They’re there if you look close enough, if you pause to actually soak them for simple good they are.
Extra time with kids. Connecting more deeply (albeit across social media and videos). Projects coming to life. New recipes. Longer walks. Simply sitting in one place without the rush. TIME. It’s the thing we never seem to have enough of, and now the thing we have endless amounts of access to. So what do we do with that time? Bemoan the change in routine? Or start embracing the bright spots?
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vicki
3/26/2020 05:44:16 am
Thank you for this reminder of extra time. Most days it is a luxury and now it has become something more normal. You are right, we need to take it in and embrace because in no time at all, it too shall pass.
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ADRIENNE GILLESPIE
3/26/2020 07:06:38 am
When we finally go back to work, I am really going to miss this gift of time.
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Eugenia Kouts
3/26/2020 08:55:41 am
TIME!! Definitely what I need more of, but I am looking for the bright spots! I brought a bag of papers to grade, and I decided if I go back to school with that bag ungraded I am just a lazy, a-hole that doesn't use her time wisely. I wish I had more time with my dad, but I also know that he would not have survived this pandemic and I wouldn't have wanted his final moments to have been spent alone in isolation as opposed to surrounded by family. Time to get my to-do list done, but I need to stop adding to it or it won't get done!
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3/26/2020 02:34:36 pm
I like how you listed your bright spots.
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