We go through life, it seems to me, picking up “bricks” (duties, responsibilities, activities, habits, etc.) one at a time, gradually accommodating each, and then adding another, until we have a full load, or even more, to carry. Then, somewhere along the way, we may “fall,” due to an accident, an illness or, in 2020, a pandemic and when we do, our “bricks” fall with us.
As we recoup our place, it’s only natural to think of ourselves in terms of carrying a full load again, without realizing that we never did pick up all of our “bricks” at one time. We can, eventually, of course, pick one up, gradually accommodate it and then pick up another, until we once again have a full load. There may even be some “bricks” that we don’t want or need to pick up again.
I originally had these thoughts while recovering from a life-threatening operation. They also apply to our lives now. They helped me understand that I had changed and my life would have to change, too.
The pandemic will end sometime in the new year, but we will not be what we were before. I think we will be better.
Happy New Year, 2021!
Mel Maurer,
Westlake
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