Leaving Isolation

 

Two years at home working via laptop and keeping away from friends and family came to an end on January 26, 2022 when I went back to work. However, to be more exact these first few days were online despite having gone to school to get my material and also going to the doctor´s office to make sure that I would be able to return.

Now that I have gone back to work (although it´s been a week, it feels like a month), I have realized that so much time is wasted in traffic; chores left behind; fear coming out of my pores; and not to mention the exhaustion that comes with being face-to-face with different groups of people. (I heard the other day the term in-learning for this situation of being back in the classroom as a student. It made me wonder whether it would be in-teaching for teachers.) On school nights, I need to go to sleep early and wake up before the sun rises.

Perhaps the way I have started this will not please many of readers, but it is what my heart is pouring out.

Due to all of this, I have not been able to do other activities which bring me a lot of delight like reading, writing, cooking and spending time with my furry friends. Don´t get me wrong. Seeing my co-workers and students again does bring me great joy, but I haven´t been able to do these activities because of the traffic and exhaustion, both mentally and physically.

The cup half full in this new situation would be the exercise I'm getting from walking around from 7:30 AM to 3:45 PM in addition to being contact with people and exchanging energy.

Nonetheless, unlike some people, having been at home for the past two years was quite enjoyable for me; however, change is good and that is what this journey called life is all about - constant change.

February 6, 2022

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