"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
Epictetus
After weeks of quarantine and weeks of being frustrated, I am having an epiphany.
I hate this quarantine.
Who doesn't?
I don't like being told I can't do this and I can't do that.
Does anyone?
I want to move forward with my life.
Isn't that true for most of us?
And I really despise the suggestion that this way of life is being called "The New Normal".
I am willing to accept that this is in fact today's normal.
That is a reality.
Reality is the one thing that I can actually deal with.
Today's reality includes all of this social distancing and mask wearing.
The reality is that for now, we can't open the shop.
In today's reality, I find myself making choices that under more normal circumstances would never be on the table.
This morning I wanted to stop for a bagel.
That would mean, putting on the mask and gloves ,and then making sure that there weren't 3 people ahead of me online since that iis the limit of customers the bagel shop allows in at a time right now.
I chose to skip the bagel.
It just wasn't worth the effort.
It certainly wasn't necessary.
6 weeks ago I wouldn't have had to think about that.
At some point in the future, I won't have to make that choice.
Today's reality is different.
It is temporary.
However it is the reality that I have to deal with.
Complaining just adds to the frustration.
So to does listening to the nonsense polluting the airwaves and social media.
The simple solution is to make the choice to not tune in.
That can easily become part of my reality.
What do I gain by listening to any of it?
I can deal with reality,any reality.
Conjecture? Hyperbole?Supposition? Prognostication? Opinions?
None of these are reality.
Facts are reality.
Facts can be dealt with.
Intelligent choices based on facts is my reality.
The rest of it is just noise!
Here's today's song of the day:
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