Thinking of the Positives. An Optimistic Viewpoint
It's now my 29th day of isolation and I am becoming an expert at living with myself and finding things to do and to think about. Last week's chat with you exposed my angry feelings and disappointment for those struggling, whether the NHS personnel or those grieving.*
This week has found me looking for things to feel positive about, to counteract depression. It wasn't difficult. There are creative folk making face screens on 3D copiers in their front rooms, and generous restaurant owners making and packing free lunches for the NHS workers. Oh, so many other generous acts! These positives set my mind on a more hopeful path.
I admit I did have some help from the glorious sun. Its gentle warmth certainly boosted my mood. I sat in my garden and admired my tulips opening up in amazing glory. Within a couple of days, delicate blossom appeared on my cherry tree. There appeared to be more birds and I felt an urge to feed them. There were even a few bees and, to my childish delight, I noticed my little pond had frog spawn. It was spring.
I know this arrives every year but now I noticed it more than ever. What was so startling was the quiet...My road, usually busy and noisy with bad pollution, had reverted to a peaceful lane. I could breathe easier. It was healthier and pleasant.
I felt a change.
Had this dangerous virus coincidently reintroduced something we all need?...a cleaner, quieter, kinder world; one in which we value family and friends; one in which things are less important than health, peace and friendship; a very different world. Maybe this experience is the answer to Climate Change.
With this optimistic attitude I could open my window and look out and forward...
* See previous episode's of Alice In Salford Isolationland
Part Three click here
Part Two click here
Part One click here
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