Staying Sweet in Times of Trouble

This morning I read a message from Lennie Gallant, a favourite East Coast musician of mine. He said, “ Be kind to each other, hold your loved ones extra close and forgive as often as you possibly can. There is a lot of tension afoot, so we got to let stuff go and draw love round us. We’ll get through this difficult time and be ok if we really watch out for each other.”

Truer words were never spoken!

I have noticed that people who appeared to me to be quite emotionally self sufficient are beginning to show some signs of the wear and tear of social distancing and quarantining. It seems to me to be so important to watch for this among family and friends, and then to try to do our best to soothe and ease their loneliness. I have found baking cookies and chatting from 2 metres away while dropping them off works! Also offering to go for a walk with a friend, while staying the appropriate distance apart has worked too. Simple acts of kindness seem to be so powerful right now! Though the distancing is so difficult, I am loving the simplicity of these times.

May we all be able to hang in for a few more weeks, as the curve starts to flatten, holding on to the hope of better days ahead!