Our collective shift and new normal...........

So the irony of the fact that my own little world imploded as the entire world was experiencing a cosmic shift of epic proportions.....is not lost on me......like parallel experiences.......and if you peek or learn about astrology, as stuff happens in our own lives in a planetary way.......ones carrying shifts, lessons, inspirations, challenges, and triumphs.......the same happens for the general world and humanity at large......this pandemic was also written in the stars and carrying a purpose to shift the planet......and I remember the last time I felt "normal" in my life for lack of a better word......it was Gabe's 13th birthday bash, we threw him a big party with a DJ, all the bells and whistles......and my cousin's wedding.....dancing the night away......and then that first March hit......and we all thought OK we will be inside for a few weeks.....big deal......and soon our "normal" life will resume.....but then the weeks started to string together.....and it was becoming more and more obvious that our "normal" was fading into the oblivion.....and really that "normal" was highly flawed......most of us were over scheduled.....overwhelmed....too busy......too much of so much......so to me it feels like the Universe pulled a giant emergency brake........causing us all to be still........and in that stillness lots of beautiful things were born......time with our immediate family......creative ways to occupy our time in that stillness......revisiting stuff we hadn't done.......lots of walking and exercise........self reflection.......and examination.......and as the time dragged on and I think we all thought normal would arrive again......at some point......like "Hey I am back".....let's party on now:) but.......I am now aware it is not arriving again, at least not dressed in the same clothes......because while we all evolved.......adjusted......examined our fears through the lens and catalyst of Covid......learned how to live in our brave new world......normal also did those things and changed.......so we may experience drips and drabs of normalcy start to creep in as the numbers drop....it is so encouraging to think of this spring and summer and the possibility that awaits us all.....more freedom with friends and family and revelry......and masking may start to fall away and it will feel OK and safe once again to do so nearly everywhere.....being around our people freely without reservation will become second nature.......traveling all of it.......and it is exciting to think of the cosmic shift bringing us back to some things we all have missed and love dearly......like for me it is people! I am a social creature and this pandemic has been challenging for me on many levels related to that piece.......so while I will look for and welcome things that remind me of my old life some......pre pandemic world......I will also understand that my life will never be the same as it was before the pandemic in any way....and as the world was changing.....so was mine........and change is something I have become wildly comfortable with now......I don't miss a beat.....things change and I adapt and adjust, because all of what has happened the last couple of years, both privately and publicly has taught me that.......and in those things changing.......it is OK to let go......to forge a new path.......to not grip too tightly to the old......and welcome the new.........I am looking forward to meeting the world's new normal......