I wasn't going for something creative with that title. Just catchy enough to make you say, 'hmm.' I am not the best at keeping up on blogs. That is my own fault. But I felt it was time to push aside the anxiety, worry, depression, (insert other negative emotion here) that we (or at least I) are feeling about Covid and this grave new world of ours and write a new blog.
Yes, this is about getting back to the things we love. I have been, since about a week into lock-down starting, doing #DrunkReading on Facebook. It's been a great way to connect with readers, pick up a few new readers, and expose myself to new people. (Yes, bad wording intended for a chuckle) (Quick plug Facebook.com/DrunkReading) But I do this every Monday. I read a chapter or two from my book and each week read a little more. I also give author commentary on why I wrote certain things or footnotes to pop culture references, or just what was floating through my mind as I wrote.
But that self promotion aside, what the hell does the title of this blog have to do with anything? It's about finding the strength within yourself to be able to embrace the negatives of our new world and move forward. Finding a way to accept the masks, social distancing, those that think this is a hoax, having to scroll past 47 articles and posts about it on social media to find one or two posts that are about the life that is going on outside the pandemic. Unfortunately, I have no answers on how to embrace the dark side of life and not get swallowed by it. Perhaps the happenstance of my life has blessed me, maybe it was the intro to psych class I took in college (it wasn't that), maybe I am a walking lucky horseshoe. But I am finding ways, little things like a walk around my neighborhood since the theme parks aren't exactly safe yet (I live in the Orlando area) Sitting outside in the sun for a few minutes before the real feel of 107 makes me think that wasn't a great idea, home improvement projects, spending time with my wife, talking on the phone with family and friends, escaping in a video game for a little while, or as an author..writing something. Perhaps it is time to reconnect with an old friend.
What I am saying is there is much more chaos surrounding us today than there has ever been for most people alive. The world has darkened and is trying to swallow us whole. While there may be nothing we can do about that, we can still try to find the happiness around us as we are scooped to the mouth of the monster. So find those things that make you happy and hope that instead of getting chewed up, you end up a crumb that falls to the floor. You'll be bruised and have a different view point moving forward, but you will have survived the monster.
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