As learning experiences go, it turns out there is nothing quite like a global pandemic that confines us all indoors for months, tests our personal relationships to the extreme, and reconfigures daily life as we know it. I can’t be the only one who feels like I’ve chalked up about a decade’s worth of life experience and personal development in recent weeks.
During the first few weeks of lockdown, I could practically hear the clunking in my soul as my priorities reshuffled; as I realised who my real friends were (the wise, the compassionate, the hilarious), what really mattered to me professionally (the pure joy of communication, nothing involving Instagram), what I needed in my daily routine to feel content (a barefoot walk on the beach, something hot for lunch, a heartfelt chat with a friend).
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