Changing Times…

Who would have thought last year at this time, we would all be wearing masks, social distancing, job loss, and quarantining ourselves locked away in our homes binge watching the Netflix sensation Tiger King. Come on, you know it’s true.

The world as we once knew it, has changed forever. Over the last 4 months, no matter what country we all reside in, nothing will ever be the same. As they say “The only thing constant is change”. Well, ain’t that the truth!

As the months quickly fly by, I had time to reflect on what this all means to me. Is it really that inconvenient in the big picture? Now don’t get me wrong, this ambiguous Covid-19 is nothing to downplay, but the effects of our mental state are more important on how we handle these changing times.

I have discussed this with many of my colleagues and friends on the current work life balance we are adapting to. The majority of them overwhelmingly said they felt less pressure and stress with commuting for one, and starting to find balance, and peace, in their lives. I agree, especially commuting to NYC everyday, It steels the

“ Life energy” from right under you, with the wear and tear your body goes through. You don’t realize it until you no longer are on the conveyor belt day after day.

So where do we go from here? What’s the future going to look like? Will Zoom and Skype be a new normal in the workplace, or to communicate with loved ones from across the country? Well, who knows? I sure don’t, but perhaps it’s a time to regroup start with a clean slate for at least some parts of our lives. Perhaps we can get back to the good old days when as a kid (of the 80’s) we can all sat down and the dinner table together and talked about our day. For some of the millennial they may have pictured the 80’s at a time when black and white silent movies existed.

I definitely feel a shakeup going on here, and old habits are forcing us to change and create better ones and what that looks like is very personal. Some of us may resist the old ways of life, and others may have a real “Come to Jesus” moment of re-invention.

Personally speaking, I feel long are the days of sleepwalking through life, going through the motions and surviving waiting until the weekend arrives.

During this time, I recommend taking up a hobby, or on-line class or whatever you may have neglected. Connect more with family and friends (even if it may be from a distance). It’s what will help us in the long haul as we await new changes upon us.