My thoughts lately have drifted towards what will happen when quarantine restrictions ease up. What will we do with ourselves afterward?

Aside from the obvious excitement of re-uniting with people, visiting family and stepping foot into areas that were closed off, what differences will there be?

As much as we feel we can get right back to it, there’s going to be an adjustment period for all of us. We’ve changed our rhythm and expectations and we’ll have to change it again.

Then there are the lessons we’re learning.

Remote learning has been a tremendous adjustment, but there are many flowers to be picked from its weeds. There’s also the time with my kids, the teamwork my spouse and I have established, learning how to bake and… this is the big one for me… completely unplugging for the weekend.

In the world of work, we’ve gone from, “It can’t be done!” to “We have to do it!”

There’s a real appreciation for our health care workers and genuine concern for our vulnerable people. UBI has gone from a pie-in-the-sky idea to plausible outcome when this is over.

The future is looking different… I just wonder how different it will be.