Changes.... Change is the one constant in life.
No matter how good a part of your life my be, sooner or later it will change. Most times replaced with new positive experiences. But sometimes due to several influences, those good experiences become fewer and the time between them seems to get longer and longer.
People move away from each other and drift apart. People are busy with the hectic busy lives. Economic situations mean less travel. Social issues seem to divide more and more people. Plus, as you get older, more and more friends either pass away or become socially inactive. The art of writing letters is dead. Phone calls are almost dead. Facebook and Instagram, a great way to keep in touch has all but died... too much political crap, too much social turmoil, and at last count almost 50 unwanted unsolicited sponsored ads a day clutter and clog the news feeds... which seem to be prime sources for scams and frauds. Throw in the news media and the pandemic and all their negative aspects and you have the perfect storm for people wanting to be less and less social, and more isolated. Economic downturns, increased prices, and supply issues and shortages with the store shelves going empty are impacting our lives. We are still far from what use to be called normal, and the new normal takes one step forward, two steps back.
Now with the continuing Covid pandemic due to, what, 30+ percent refusing to get vaccinated... Now new strains threaten all previous efforts to control and eradicate the virus. Not to be a doom sayer, but this could turn into a particial extension event where more than half the world's population dies. It's happened before, and there not much of an argument that it couldn't happen again.
The new normal is imposed isolation along with self isolation. Even the desire to be social is fading away... It's like a virus all to itself... touching every aspect of our lives. One of my joys was writing to my blog. And now, due to computer virus, scammers, frauds, and hackers... warnings are issued about internet sites not being safe and potentially dangerous... so it's only normal for most to avoid the risk. So, this is where I'm at. I will still post from time to time... reader hits has dropped dramatically in lieu of the potential risk warnings. And I guess after a time, this too will fade away... just like everything in life seems to be headed.
So, in closing... Take your happiness where you find it.
Now with the continuing Covid pandemic due to, what, 30+ percent refusing to get vaccinated... Now new strains threaten all previous efforts to control and eradicate the virus. Not to be a doom sayer, but this could turn into a particial extension event where more than half the world's population dies. It's happened before, and there not much of an argument that it couldn't happen again.
The new normal is imposed isolation along with self isolation. Even the desire to be social is fading away... It's like a virus all to itself... touching every aspect of our lives. One of my joys was writing to my blog. And now, due to computer virus, scammers, frauds, and hackers... warnings are issued about internet sites not being safe and potentially dangerous... so it's only normal for most to avoid the risk. So, this is where I'm at. I will still post from time to time... reader hits has dropped dramatically in lieu of the potential risk warnings. And I guess after a time, this too will fade away... just like everything in life seems to be headed.
So, in closing... Take your happiness where you find it.
