Living Inside A COVID Straightjacket

Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace

Time is precious

My clock’s ticking, loudly and quickly.

Frustrating when you have things to do but are restricted in everything you can or cannot do.

What would you do if circumstances allowed you to do literally anything? If your only restriction, is time?

Visit, hug, smell, love and bond with your new-born, first precious grandchild 10,000 miles away. But you can’t.

Many of us would go visit our ‘bucket list’ locations? But you can’t.

Drive your dream car, touring the country visiting friends and family? But you can’t.

Do ‘more’ of the things you love doing the most, music, the arts, entertainment. But you can’t.

Spend precious time with friends, family the people you love, those that give you the most pleasure. But you can’t.

Go to work and do the job that you love. That gives you purpose. That gives you satisfaction. But you can’t.

Inside a COVID straightjacket.

Thanks for reading.

Peace

Published by Riff

Husband to Gail, my inspirational, long suffering, wife. Father to two, amazing, now adult children, Aubrey & Perri (both parents themselves). Retired teacher of 25 years, former guitarist (of 30 years). Soon after I started my blog I became grandar to my beautiful, first, grandson Henderson. Grandparenting, something I was relishing but, after an incurable cancer diagnosis had began to believe I would experience. I now have four incredible grandsons, Henderson, Fennec, Nate & Austin. I Love people. I love my family, my dear friends, I have love(d) 'what I do' my careers, I love Music, Glastonbury Festival is my happiest place, Cars and EFC are my passion, .... I love many things but, most of all, I fucking love life.

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