Lockdown is not a choice. The decision has been made for all of New Zealand. However, reaction is a choice.
I choose to see the positive. On a global scale, the world has a break, both the ecosystems and environment, as well as the people.
On a local scale, pace is slowed, allowing time to relax into the new normal and space to use time differently. A reduction in huge daily mental load, thoughts are focussed on big picture and how to adjust and prepare for a changed world. I choose to observe, as though from a third party, my thoughts and feelings as they eb and flow.
I choose to get back to my sense of self and remember what it was that I loved as a kid, what ignited my passion. With renewed clarity, I can feel again and am looking forward to feeling the changes in my soul.
28 March - 451 coronavirus cases in New Zealand, 83 new cases, 2 in intensive care
