The virus is still ruling our planet, but life goes on. It is all unknown territory. We live in isolated clusters that shouldn’t overlap, where we turn from fear to wonder. Rightly or wrongly I avoid the news, I avoid the number of deaths that still go on. I want to hear some good, I want hope in news that rejoices in those who have recovered. We all feel the weight of the tragedies and it is a burden that I feel can only be endured by a balance of joy and hope.
Captain Tom Moore is an amazing man. A man who will turn 100 on the last day of April, the same day I celebrate my birthday. He has walked his way into the hearts of the people and raised a phenomenal amount of money. I think this proves that so many people feel like I do. We are drawn to his positivity, his strength and his determination. This does not mean that we are disregarding the deaths, it means we are striving to survive and remember those that have fallen with dignity and love. We don’t want them reduced to another statistic.
Captain Tom keeps walking, people keep donating and day to day we hear about the little gestures that people have done to help others. Picking up shopping, singing happy birthday outside the window of a family member who is isolated and can’t have a hug, quiz nights via zoom, dinner parties where everyone FaceTimes. We all need this positivity and feeling of community in a time where we are socially distanced. There are more smiles from strangers as we walk by…at a distance…and I hope we continue with this long after we are released from lockdown. We all need to cherish and nurture the little things we have taken for granted.
I am loving the creativity that lockdown has released in so many people. Social media is bursting with brilliant, funny, crazy, hilarious dances, videos, songs, artwork….the list goes on. Peter Kay is going to recreate his Is this the way to Amarillo song with keyworkers providing the background. We had to join in and fingers crossed we may be chosen when it is aired on 23rd April. You can see all the videos at #BigNightInAmarillo
Even if we don’t feature we laughed when we made it and we all need to laugh in these crazy times. We need to balance the heartache with joy.
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