I wanted to write an essay about 2021 but when I tried to recall the events that shaped the year it was blurred together with events that started in March of 2020, as the world went into lockdown from the Coronavirus. I think that's when the shift happened for so many of us, the radical change that woke us from our sleepy mindless routines. Being forced to stay inside gave us time to slow down and contemplate the people in our lives, getting closer with whom we love or taking the time to repair broken relationships that we put on the back burner. At the beginning of the pandemic, my father had a personal crisis due to the lockdown (I'm keeping the details private to protect his privacy.) Over several months, a transformation happened as he emerged on the other side as a calmer, gentler man. I don't know how or why this happened, but I do know it changed our relationship for the better. We no longer scream at each other over the phone and I've never felt closer to him.
The '20-2021 Pandemic In Review
The '20-2021 Pandemic In Review
The '20-2021 Pandemic In Review
I wanted to write an essay about 2021 but when I tried to recall the events that shaped the year it was blurred together with events that started in March of 2020, as the world went into lockdown from the Coronavirus. I think that's when the shift happened for so many of us, the radical change that woke us from our sleepy mindless routines. Being forced to stay inside gave us time to slow down and contemplate the people in our lives, getting closer with whom we love or taking the time to repair broken relationships that we put on the back burner. At the beginning of the pandemic, my father had a personal crisis due to the lockdown (I'm keeping the details private to protect his privacy.) Over several months, a transformation happened as he emerged on the other side as a calmer, gentler man. I don't know how or why this happened, but I do know it changed our relationship for the better. We no longer scream at each other over the phone and I've never felt closer to him.