First of all, I miss you!
Second of all, I’m still happy.
I am standing in line at the post office on a circle on the floor, 6 feet back from the person in front of me and 6 feet ahead of another person.
I’m mailing a package to a friend I miss.
I know the clerk but she shuns me from behind her plexiglass shield, then apologizes after, saying she doesn’t recognize me with my mask on.
‘It’s okay,’ I say, ‘everything’s a bit weird right now, but I’m still happy.’
Stores may be closed, and concerts are cancelled, but our happiness is not in quarantine because of a temporary situation outside of our control.
Covid is like a detour, when a pilot takes off in the west, hits a south cross wind and must crab to the north to land in the east.
To thrive, we must put our noses to the spring breeze, choose happiness and be idealists.
Dwelling on the way things are, will bring more misery, and prevent us from seeing a way to make things better.
We have to imagine an end to Covid to feel better now.
We have to inhale the rebirth of spring into our lungs, and be strong. We have to find the spark of meaning in the crisis to learn from it and adapt to it.
That’s how we will make the world stronger and safer.
You are in my heart. Despite social distancing. Thanks for the spring flowers.
Friendship is not about proximity but about how you make me feel, even when we are apart.
We can choose happiness now, because now is all we have friend, and the alternative isn’t as fun or helpful!