The Passing Time
photo by J. Festin Musings... It's now October! And soon it will be Christmas, then 2022, then come March, it will have been two years since the first lockdown. How time flies! *** I notice I tend to become preoccupied with health concerns lately. Perhaps this is what lockdown has done to us in general. Anxiety over health predominates. Was I exposed to covid? I feel an itch in my throat. Or, my nose feels a bit sneezy. Or my head suddenly aches. Could I be experiencing mild covid? Perhaps the person I was with is an asymptomatic. Should I self-isolate as a precaution? It's becoming harder to distinguish if an itchy throat is simply a result of bacterial exposure, or if already my immune system is trying to battle with covid germs. Nakakaloka! Nakaka-praning! Paranoia at its height. Hypochondriasis covidus!! I noted the other day that my thoughts tend to get out of hand. A pain in my body quickly jumpstarts my imagination. Bump on the shoulder - Do I have a ca...