Lockdown 64

Lockdown Day 64 - 29 May 2020

Friday. Yay! Fridays always feel different. No matter the rest of the week's stuff, good or challenging, it somehow goes on the back burner for Friday. 

I sometimes wonder if other cultures and countries experience the Friday vibe as intensely lekker as us boertjies, looking forward to a braai. A friendly crackling fire with the smell of a good old tjoppie and a glass of whatever you normally enjoy. 

Even in the winter, outside is where it's best, listening to the city go quiet, letting your soul wind down. These are one of the 5 star moments lockdown couldn't take away. 

The familiar feeling of friends coming over, is however on ice. To have people in your life who know you as well as do you them, who know where you come from and what you stand for is priceless. 

These are the people you don't need to explain yourself to, who accept you unconditionally and who never judge you or keep tally of how many times you call or didn't call. People who you know will walk to the Sahara for you. Such people are the 5 star people no lockdown can take from you. These are your "go-to" people and you know exactly who they are. I call them my "person". 

And then you get those very special people who have a piece of your heart. For us girls we talk about 'sisters' and boys have their 'bro's'. These people are just like real family, even though they aren't. If you catch my drift. 

And tonight I give a shout out to you guys as well as my two sisters and Mom, who I dearly miss spending time with: I lift my  Glühwein on the times to come when we'll once again will be able to see each other in person. For those closeby whom I've ran into at the shops and regularly talk to, you know who you are and the coffee calls! 

At the end of this Friday with level 3 of lockdown looming, I retire with gratitude for every person who gets me, even if my blonde brain is dilly sometimes. Gratitude for my family's love that is greater than the walls that's locked us in, who are always forgiving even on my 'bipolar' days. 

And gratitude for God without whom life would not be worthwhile, and who, in spite of my unbelief in those faltering moments, has got this!