Tis the season to PIVOT. What was, is no longer now. The now is a huge, varied, startling, cauldron of changes…some for good, some not good, and some yet to be decided. We have, all generations back, survived these changes and marched forward. Today is no different. We select, embrace, and discard according to our needs. It is no more scary then selecting your dinner from 3 columns on a menu. You consider your tastes, style and even allergies. PIVOT away from the “shoulds and entertain the “what ifs”. Eleven years ago I broke my leg and I could not jump into my SUV and cruise down to the mall, so I did a pivot and tried shopping on the NET. Today I wouldn’t waste my time going ‘out’ to shop. The NET supplies me with anything I need, delivered to my doorstep. Soon my family doctor will be available for a consult on the NET and on and on it goes. No, I will no give up cursive thank you’s or cloth napkins, but then that’s me. Please tell “Chicken Little the sky is not falling.” It is just a little cloudy.
Time to Pivot by Elissa Jung
December 5, 2020 by ElderChicks
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You can buy off the net but you can’t have it the same day. Buying clothes/shoes are no way net. Since every manufacturer has different ideas of what a size 10 is, I’ll shop in person. I wear a larger shoe. It has to be tried on for fit. I buy kitchenware like knives and tools by feeling their heft. Solid tools last, cheap crap doesn’t. A doctor by net?! Dont make me laugh. My last “telehealth”check up was by phone call. No video. And the doctor was stumped on why I couldn’t take my own blood pressure. Their are two sides to every coin.
Bought groceries on line and picked up at store. Scheduled pick up, communicated by text, placed in trunk. Zooming with family. Haven’t talked with college kids this much in 2 years. Doing band on line. In love with YouTube-search one song and get lost in the similar songs which automatically follow. Use Facebook to chat with friends so not so isolated. Exercise with video offerings which match my level of fitness.
Thanks so much, Elissa, for reminding us eloquently that adaptation and resilience are the necessary, healthy, and effective responses to changes that life holds.