Coming out of the dark.

 

“Coming out of the dark

I finally see the light now

And it's shining on me

Coming out of the dark

I know the love that saved me

You're sharing with me.”

Finally. 

With all of the news that has come out about the pandemic’s future, and what it will look like in less than a half of a year from now, has provided optimism. Optimism doesn’t really get you too far, but if you think about what we were going through this time last year, it’s nice to have a brighter light at the end of the tunnel.

This really has been a year I would like to put behind me, but like any experience you go through—-or in this case we have all gone through—-we will be on alert for some time. All it will take is some continuous good news and the conversation will change to where we were before. It’s normal. Once we do move forward, and once we have had a somewhat “all clear” for a while…I really believe we will once again feel like we’re free. 

We have all thought about what it will be like when we emerge; it’s like coming out of a deep hibernation (in this case we have gained and not lost weight) and feeling the warmth of the sun hitting our faces. This winter has been as tough as predicted; but I have always been a believer that when the people who know best, start to make predictions of things to come—-and they’re positive—-they tend to know. Think about the economy. When things are going well, and the word “recession” begins to creep into the discussion, it usually is for a reason…and it often happens. 

The same is true when the situation is in reverse. I do follow the economy and the talk right now is one I hope really comes true. Although there are some dark clouds to these sunny skies, at least they’re feeling better about the future. If they feel better—I am going to carry it with me. We need to have our lives back; we need to start really living again and when we do, we need to be careful. Hopefully just careful and not isolated because if we haven’t learned from what we have been through, “What are we thinking?” 

The lyrics at the top are from a song by Gloria Estefan from many years ago. Back in 1990 she was in a horrific accident when her touring bus was hit from behind by a truck—her back was broken and she was told she would never walk again, or have any additional children. She proved the doctors wrong.

The photo above was taken late last year. As Chicago was preparing for winter, and the harsh news we had been receiving for months was staring us in the face, it only felt right  to use software to make this into a circle—we were trapped. Now I see this as a city that has banded together and is prepared to break out into better times. In other words, we are coming out of the dark.

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