It’s been 383 days since I got the phone call from my best friend, an ER doctor, urging me to stock my refrigerator, fill my prescriptions, and pull my children out of school. She warned me that the pandemic was coming and there would be a quarantine and the world would be shutting down. I thought she was joking. I actually laughed. Little did I know, the world was about to implode and life as we know it would be changed forever.
I’ve learned a lot about myself and others this year
Let’s face it, one thing the pandemic has really proven is that I can live without a lot of people — even people I share genetics with
Life’s too short to try to convince a grown person why they should do the right thing. Also, I’m too old and too smart to waste my time on people who only care about themselves.
I’ll stick with quality over quantity of people in my life now. I’m an extroverted people person but this year has taught me to be happy with my own company. I’ve gotten closer to my husband, my daughters, and that bestie who warned of of this COVID apocalypse. I’ve learned things about myself and my family and friends that I never even considered before because I was so busy.
My favorite thing to come out of this pandemic is how much better I’ve gotten to know the people I love because we talk on such a deeper level now. After a year of quarantining, losing people, and worrying about life and death issues, there are no more secrets between the people who truly matter.
Life may never go back to normal but I’m glad I’ve had the chance to be present and recognize how important the people dearest to me are, and with this new perspective, I now have the courage to let others go for good.
