AC (After Covid-19)
There will never be an After Covid moment. It’s ingrained in our collective memory now. As new variants appear and the wait for the next vaccine is part of the new normal, Covid is here to stay.
For the survivors of this period the real gain are those moments of being with yourself. Introspection helps you cut through the crap. Introspection was forced on all of us and I personally didn’t like it.
You built your persona over the years based on things that were constant from every 24 hours period to the next. You had your preferred foods, clothes brands, professional and personal activities. It was your normal and you were OK with the occasional complaint about the futility of it all.
Then everything went sideways. It was like a forced reduction to bare necessities. Some people started hoarding toilet paper. I started hoarding wine.