I continue to be surprised after my quarantine for Covid ended last week. My biggest surprise was that I am the same person that I was before my quarantine ended. After my quarantine I still could not leap over buildings in a single bound. All of my health conditions and limitations were still there. Relationships, work/volunteer situations – all unchanged. These will all be true when Covid “ends.”
I certainly don’t feel like my own Covid has ended. Because I tested positive but had no symptoms, I don’t know if I had a “false positive” result or if my Covid was even strong enough to produce antibodies to it. Until I receive my vaccinations, I will continue my mask-wearing and physical distancing.
My transition may be a harbinger for what life will be like after we get the vaccine and return to “normal.” Will Covid really be over for us? If the vaccine is 95% effective, what about the other 5%? How long will the immunity last? Will the vaccine work against new mutated strains of the disease? Will more than 25% of people reject taking the vaccine, thereby preventing herd-immunity?
We cannot entirely control whether we get Covid or not. We do not know how severe it will be if or when we get it. What we can control are our actions and to some extent our moods and thoughts.
There are huge implications if Covid is here to stay. Many people are looking back at 2020 as a wasted year. If this is true, will they also have a wasted 2021, 2022, etc.? A life is a terrible thing to waste!
I feel like I have used my time wisely during Covid, before and after testing positive. For me, it has been a time particularly for learning new skills. 2020 was not a waste for me.
What can you do so that 2021 is not a waste for you, Covid or not? What will your attitude be? Whether you are working or not, what actions will you take? What activities will you include in your life so that 2021 is your best year yet?