Going with the Flow

Wish there was never a pandemic, for lots changed. Some old businesses gone for good, many small businesses closed and gone, many found ways to stand together and thrive or get by. Now, in a better tier, soooo much better, vaccination going on, coming week bringing vaccination for 16 years and older. Getting better now, but it took it's toll this cruel pandemic. I still forget my mask, 3 times already, so I carry a spare with me. Lucky, when I did forget I was only going to neighborhood store. News today, many doing better, at last, sunshine from the storm of this pandemic.

I am still going to flow the changes at present.

Nature is simply avenging its way at man who has cruelly destroyed the earth.

You never said a truer word Shiva. I am always aware that the Nature is our Master. Always. No matter what plans are made: Proverbs 16 :To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Certainly we have all needed to adapt in one way or another. Thankfully, in our state we haven't had to change very much.

Just like you, I go with the flow. I do everything to keep money coming in. Not too much but at least, there is something to support our family.

I`m getting used to it because we don`t have a choice but to face reality and enjoy life to the fullest

I'm still trying and still adapting. Thankfully my company didn't lay down anyone during this whole time.

I always had the attitude to go with the flow. I am adapting to the new normal, I wear my mask all the time outside, I wash my hands and I am careful to keep the distance. I miss meeting friends, but I am sure the day will come that we will meet again.

I'm just doing what I can do to protect myself.

I adapted easily. I’m a homebody at heart. Hubs struggled a bit, but adjusted once we returned to Connecticut from Florida. He needed private space, fresh air, and a schedule to keep him sane.

Being able to work from home is good in the long run. Parents don't need to worry about their children, and they can spend more time with them because there isn't a long commute each day to and from work. I wish this was an option when I was working. The downside is self-isolation. We need socialization. I'll be glad when masks are no longer mandatory, and people can move about as they did before.

I never much liked the old normal, myself. There are some good points about this new normal, that I do like though. Places, trains, have been less crowded, even our church, there has been plenty of seating space, whereas, before people used to stand in the isles. I hope that we never go back to overcrowding. The trains here were called sardine cans, they squeezed them in so tightly to the tin carriages. You could even smell the smell of some of the sardines, and the oils rubbed into them too. If you did get a seat, people would stand over the top of where you sat, and rest their newspaper on the top of your head, making it too dark then for you to read your own book as well. Their feet would be stepping on your toes, if you inched them, your own feet, only slightly into the isles, to stretch them a bit, and the big guy sitting across from you, his knees would be hitting you in the chest, as well. Then there was the guy with his radio blaring, and the woman talking loudly, garbage talk on her phone, during the whole journey, at a fast pace, and a loud monotonous tone too. I do not miss these aspects of crowding, and I hope we do not return to these days. I hope the flow continues in the new direction, and doesn't return to flowing through those old sewerage pipes anymore.

Things are about the same here. Take care.

I think this is the time that we should not skip planning. Coz from there you have something to look forward to and you know what to do, and if it seems impossible know that God is there to guide and bless you. I have witnessed so many miracles during pandemic, but what I notice is, those businesses and simple people who adapt to the new normal quickly and did not stop by fear and emotions - succeeded in business and in life. I saw a lot of stores opened in our city, because the owners think, people can't go far to shop and buy essentials, even gadgets so they put the mall items closer to people... and they are really booming. Start planning, enjoy and hold on to your journey as God rejects and redirect your plans for a better result. God bless and stay safe.