Pandemic + 1

In passing
London, ON
March 11, 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Anniversaries and other milestones tend to bring out my reflective side, and today, exactly a year to the day since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, absolutely qualifies.

I took this photo March 11, 2020 as I waited for a particularly long freight train to move past a downtown crossing. I remember standing on the sidewalk feeling rather pensive as the cars slowly click-clacked their way past. No one really knew the implications of the WHO declaration, but I think we all sensed it was a profound moment in history.

So I latched onto the sight of a passing train as a marker for the day. It almost doesn’t matter what that “what” happens to be. We all view life through different lenses, and as a result we’ll be triggered differently, and we’ll remember differently.

There’s that word: remember. I hope you’ll take the time to remember. To reflect. To think about what’s changed, what we’ve lost, and where we’ve managed to find the light.

It seems appropriate to do so today. Indeed, it seems appropriate to do so any day. Whatever helps, after all.

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