Sunshine greeted me in the kitchen today. The furry fellow was enjoying sitting in the shine on the floor. Now, I did a couple of things and headed out for a walk only to have the sunshine disappear about 5 minutes into my walk. Fully overcast sky appeared. I enjoyed the walk despite the change in sky conditions. Later I dealt with yet another software issue on a government website. I had worked at it a few times previously and kept getting an error message noting the page was not available at this time. Now this didn't arrive until after the form was completed and submitted. I finally gave in and called the phone number for assistance, hoping against hope that it would be a live soul on the other end. After a 20 minute wait time, I was greeted by a woman who completed and submitted the form from their end. Lots of laughter ensued when chatting about software everywhere not working and that if a site functioned as promised we'd think we were in the Twilight Zone. <grin>
I listened to an online interview where the host and guest spoke of getting in touch with our humanity. The guest -- also an interviewer -- noted that COVID has often been his opening question -- "How are you doing?" The other conversant/interviewer noted that this has been the great leveler. Regardless of one's position is society, management of daily life during the pandemic has been a challenge. The struggles are much alike for everyone. Jobs, family contact, social times have been affected across the spectrum. The stresses of the many changes over the past months have affected everyone to varying degrees. We are social creatures, after all. For many people, the current way of life has emphasized the desire to spend time with friends, family and colleagues. Many newer habits and technologies may stay with us moving forward -- like out of a twilight zone. Perhaps this refocus on caring relationships will stay with us, too.
A song recorded to help people through the fears and changes of the pandemic is shared here today. The message holds hope and promise. Stay safe. Enjoy!
I Believe that We Will Win -- Pitbull
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