The Grand Shift
Everyone in the UK has been self isolating for nearly a month now. Some are getting anxious, restless and frustrated. I felt a whole lot of emotions in the first two weeks of isolation. I missed the freedom of movement, but now it’s been replaced by a strong need not to slip back into the status quo that stood before.
I don’t want to return to a world where we endlessly consume. Be it each other, too much food, too much sex, too much empty calories or anything that doesn’t help us. There’s a fine line between treating yourself every now and again and getting lost and gorging ourselves into a deep sleep of ignorant bliss.
The bigger irony is…I personally don’t long for a Bentley, a Louis Vuitton handbag, the next Supreme drop or even the next pair of Yeezy’s. I just want to feel relatively comfortable…and that doesn’t need to be a brand necessarily.
‘Solitude feels a lot calmer than before’
The most intriguing thing about where we currently are in history is I felt a shift earlier this year just after Christmas. I thought it was just the passing of a decade to be honest, but its proving something a lot more deep.
I’m still learning a lot while I’m in it. Solitude feels a lot calmer than before. I miss my partners, but I know I’ll see them soon enough and I can message or video call them in the meantime. Patience has replaced haste, but it doesn’t mean I do nothing either.
What have you learnt from your time in self isolation? Drop a comment below.
Until next time #embraceinfinity and stay safe.
