A Chance to Reset?

The world is a scary place right now, especially if you read the endless 25-hour news and social media coverage. I admit, it's been really difficult for me to switch off and even more difficult to dial back my own anxieties.

But I have always been an optimist at heart. Despite living in the UK for almost 15 years now, married to a cynical Brit (even he would admit this), I have never truly embraced the "stiff upper lip", nor do I fully understand the "keep calm and carry on" mentality.

So as scary as the current situation is, I have to think that this is also a golden opportunity for humanity: a chance to reset the planet by living more consciously and considering the consequences of our lifestyle choices. This is a chance to be kinder to each other and to the earth. I'm not trying to sound sanctimonious, but the reality is that the consumer-driven, eco un-friendly way many of us live is just not sustainable, and we cannot continue to pretend that our individual choices only affect us.

We are socially distancing. Many people are not, and I find that very upsetting. I am doing this for my family, but I am also doing it for yours. We will resume our normal lives again, but for now we need to press "pause" and think about the world as a whole, not just ourselves.