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Silver Linings
There’s nothing wrong with “grasping at straws.”
COVID-19. The coronavirus. The pandemic. Stories abound on this platform about the unthinkable, almost-apocalyptic “event” that has taken over our lives, and the world at large.
This, after all, passes for “life,” now, so it’s not unexpected that we writers would focus on what we know: An “abnormal, new normal.”
Some of the virus-forward stories have been doom and gloom-related. Others have attempted to make Gimlets from lemons.
For this piece, I’m going to take the latter tact, as much for myself as for everyone else here.
I tend to veer to the darker side. But even I need to lighten up from time-to-time.
So here I am — lightening up!
Last night, over cocktails, yes, my husband and I talked about the positive aspects of being confined to our homes. Indeed, the “silver linings.” Those wisps of light that flicker on and off like a bulb that needs tightening.
Surprisingly, there are more of them than you might imagine.
Naturally, “silver linings” will vary for everyone, but I thought I’d share the following “flickers.” I hope you find them ILLUMINATING.
