The Great Awakening
(a.k.a. the Pandemic of 2020-21) The spring of 2020 changed everything. As Covid-19 quickly spread around the world so did uncertainty, lockdowns and lots and lots of quiet. As the world of humanity ground to a halt we suddenly had more time and space on our hands than ever before. For some this was a curse; for some a blessing in disguise. What did you do with all of your new free time? Did you bake bread ? Learn to sew? Spend more time with your family? Finally read that novel you had been fiddling with? Spend time reflecting on what is most important to you in life? I did all of these and more, and I loved every minute of it. This is not to say that the Covid-19 pandemic was not a horrible tragedy. Millions of souls have died. Millions more suffered and and some are still suffering as I write this. However, for me, the sudden access to time and space away from people made me aware of a whole side of myself that I had not even known that I had been denying. I am an introvert. Don