Human connection is not cancelled

Schools are closed, restaurants, bars and cafes have shut their doors and events of all kinds are all cancelled. Cancelled until further notice.

Cancelled is such a negative term. But there is one thing that is not cancelled.

“Human connection is not cancelled”

Another negative term is ‘social distancing’, it sounds so restrictive and oppressive, it can sound like we are shut away into a dark hole of solitary confinement. There is so much content being circulated that increase fear and anxiety.

But we are finding light in the darkness, something incredible is also happening. We are helping each other, there have been so many random acts of kindness and this disruption to our busy lives and routines is opening the opportunity for quality human connections.

I went for a walk with my oldest daughter last night and we had the time to talk openly about what she is feeling. How she is missing her friends right now and how to make the most of home schooling. Being with each other in the house means that I have the best work mates! I get to work only meters away from the people I love most in the world. I can take a break to grab a little cuddle with my daughters kiss them, smell them and have a coffee with my husband. I can count all the species of spring birds that visit the beautiful magnolia tree in front of my window as I work.

We are becoming conscious of what we need to buy from the supermarket, what sustains our life and what…