“Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.” (Michael J. Fox)
The Urban
Dictionary defines the term “new normal” (in my abridgement) as what replaces the typical status after an event occurs.
(The new normal encourages one to deal with current situations rather
than lamenting what could have been).
A current Ohio Department of Health commercial uses this phrase in what it
says: “so we can get back to the way things used to be…” This pandemic has had
an effect on us all, and nothing will ever be the same once it is over. We all will have to adapt to a new way of life. Think
about that.
The day after the Twin
Towers in New York were bombed on September 11, 2001 (9/11), you were a changed
person emotionally (whether you were affected directly or indirectly by this
disaster). One thing that changed was
quickly getting on an airplane flight became much more challenging with
increased security standards.
We all know that life is
changing for everyone all the time because the decisions you make. It’s important
to be flexible when life gives you something unexpected. You need to go with
the flow like a constantly moving river.
The best illustration I can offer involves my weight after bariatric
surgery. I weight myself every morning so I can know exactly, which direction I
am going at the start of my day. 99.9%
of the time my weight fluctuates five pounds over (or under) my goal weight of
220 pounds. It rarely stays at one weight for more than a couple of days
(though I am told one day in the future my body will decide what weight it
wants to stay at).
With all that said, I would
offer that you have already been living in your new normal because of all the
choices you have made for yourself so far.
(Internally, you know different decisions could have landed you in
another personal reality.) A quote by Live/210.com/COVID-Psalm says this: “This is life.
Everything is OK. Something happens, [and] it’s not OK (then there’s a new OK). God’s
goodness follows us through it all.”
Only God knows what your
future holds for you (physically, spiritually, and emotionally). Isaiah 41:10
(ERV) says: Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be
afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you
with my right hand that brings victory. Human beings tend to often make life more difficult
than it has to be. We like to pretend that we are in control of everything, and
don’t need to trust our heavenly Father for the right outcome. If this pandemic
has shown us anything, its that God is still in charge of everything.[i]
[i] The topic of the new normal at the conclusion of
COVID-19 was suggested by friend and blog member, Eric Rose.
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