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2022: Time To Unleash my Inner Child
Sometimes we have plans that can dissolve like sand in our hands in a second. 2021 has been a trying year in so many aspects. Experience has shown me that we always experience a year of constant challenges in our lives' cycles, followed by a time of appreciated growth. I don't know how we ended up with two years back-to-back of continuous blows. I guess I can only speak of myself, but I am exhausted. I have been exhausted for a while, numb, and at times hopeless.
Living NOW, while we can
Yes, there is not much we can control about our current pandemic situation. But what we can control is what happens inside. At the moment, so many plans are on hold, which feels like a hammer shattering the armature of planners and control freaks. Maybe you don’t fit that characteristics, but you are upset about the vacation you cancelled or then one you still don’t know you will be able to take in the Summer. The world has clicked on the Pause button and we can’t decide when Play will be available. But that is the future and the future is uncertain right now (and it usually is anyways), so what are we left with?
Pinocchio and The Whale
There is no shame on admitting that since a very young age until these days I have always been a fan of Disney stories. I ate the whole plot of the world is difficult but the good ones always triumph, the evil lose and there is always a happily ever after. Before you judge me too strongly, let me clarify that I have grown enough to understand that life is not a Disney story and there are lots of exceptions to the plot we were made to believe.
The world at this exact moment does not look like a fairy tale. I doubt a pandemic will ever make it to a children’s movie. I certainly hope not, unless it is a science fiction story. So how come that in the middle of this unforeseen chaos my mind is going to one of the most iconic children’s stories?
The Forced Vacation
These are challenging times, there is no doubt. At the beginning we make plans, as we always do, to try to deal with this unexpected hand of card we have being dealt. We make a list of projects we will do while we are stuck at home that includes fixing things that were not working at home, remodeling, spring cleaning, rearranging. Maybe we will set apart some time for that bubble bath we always intend to take but never have the time to. We will meditate, write, check on friends, cook as a family, play board games, scan old photos, reread old letters, finish that book that has been seating on our night stand.
After a few days, the real crisis start.