Lockdown 29

Lockdown Day 29 - 24 April 2020

In my line of work we normally have "life" questions for the students and young adults we work with. One of the questions is, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"  Well, I suppose this could be very difficult to answer now that we have an abominable virus keeping us indoors. What if you had plans to become a famous rock star with thousands of fans screaming at your feet, or a motivational speaker at large corporate companies, or even a wellness coach in a dream tourist destination? I suppose with a strong online prescence and a few tweaks and adaptations a lot can be done. The truth is we really don't know where this is going. We are very slowly beginning to realise that our lives are not going to magically change back to how it was. Ever.  

It took 29 days for us to adapt to social distancing and now we are going to be able to perfect the habit as phase 4 continues. I only have one problem. I am an extrovert who finds it very difficult to act normal. So now, apart from having to act normal, I will have to keep everyone at arm's length. Mmmmm, sounds like a clashing combo.  (Doing "dancing queen" down an aisle in Checkers sound much more exciting.)

We need to know who we are in order to fully adapt and embrace the new social way. Like the rooibos tea advert of the ground hostess for an airline who is about to drink her tea when she is interrupted by a passenger who arrives in a huff wanting her to help him with a booking. And when it looks like she reacts too slowly he leans in and says impatiently, "Do you know who I am?" She then looks him in the eyes while taking a sip of rooibos, grabs the microphone and announces, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a man here who doesn't know who he is, if there is somebody who can help...." 😅 

Knowing who we are and our design makes for an exciting life everyday. So spending time with God our Designer makes sense, as He is the only One who can see into the future. Rather do this with Him, because He's got this.