Blogmas 2020 Day Twenty: Sleigh Ride

Five days to Christmas.
I've felt, and expressed this earlier in one of the few Blogmases, for how fast it went. But, none of them have seemed to gone by as swiftly, as this one. There's something to be said about being engrossed all the time. This year has been a massive one-off for everyone in the world. I never would have imagined taking care of my life, home, and work the way I have been these past few months. I won't lie. Some days, it's hard; and, some, it feels like pure shit. I had to learn to turn my whole day, from the way I got up, to how I had retrain my mind to change its tune to the best time of the day. With a tonne of concessions in a lot of things in life, a lot of us barely felt much, apart from the frustration of lagging work, and house arrest. For an illimitable of us, the fate hadn't been so kind. Unemployment, sickness, death, starvation, homelessness. Imagine having a flat tire on your way to an important meeting, with no help around, resulting in a failed meeting, an upset boss, and a really terrible day. Take that quantum of the misery you felt all throughout that day; quantify it, or define it, whichever suits you. That's the amount of misery a lot of people out there have been going through in a single minute, mind you. That's nowhere even a tolerable way to get through life. But they are doing it.

There are time-stopping moments to experience, even on the worst of days; especially, on the worst of days. Time passes in eras; and, so does everything that belongs to it; and, that includes you, and me. The trouble, and pain this year has brought on the world will pass, too. But, you, me, and a lot of us are in the position to be kinder to other people. That, is the kind of advantage you should be taking of your privileges. There will also be days where you'll feel disconnected, or nothing you'll say will feel appropriate. But head on, anyway. Write something, create something, help someone....just make a damn numbers sheet to track your expenses better. But, whatever you do, make sure the same things you're now doing, is different from earlier on the pretext of you living your life in a smarter, kinder, and a more thankful way.

Because, there is nothing more terrifying than a blank piece of paper.

More tomorrow. Until then.

Artist: Chris Gilleard

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,
A.