Wednesday, 27 May 2020

I Don't Like Change

There's a Chinese proverb that says, 'When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.' I am most definitely a bricklayer - a builder of proverbial walls. I don't like change. I need routine and sameness in my life.

Take driving. I'm only comfortable when I'm driving along a route that I know really well whereas many people love exploring and driving unfamiliar roads BUT right now I'm hardly doing any driving at all.

Shopping is another example. I struggle in unfamiliar supermarkets. I need to know where everything is BUT I haven't been to a supermarket for over ten weeks and don't get me started on internet shopping! Relying on a once-a-week delivery is creating a famine and feast situation here.

Then there's the gym. I love swimming. I'd go at least once a week, often more than once BUT lockdown has sadly put paid to that activity and I miss it very much.

For someone who hates change this is a bewildering time but another quote comes to mind. Benjamin Disraeli said, 'Change is inevitable. Change is constant.' And so I have to accept that the winds of change are blowing and the only thing I can do about it is to build that proverbial windmill.

What changes are you struggling with during this pandemic?




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  1. Carol Hedges28 May 2020, 08:37:00

    I am like you, Ros. Hate change. But this one, as it progresses, has too much of the same trajectory as that of 1930s Germany. So I am doubly afraid.

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    1. Rosalind Adam28 May 2020, 16:08:00

      Hi Carol, I suspect your fear in that regard had begun before this pandemic. The lockdown has certainly given the government an unusually non-UK kind of power. Let's hope things will calm down and (I don't usually talk politics here but) let's hope there will be an election some time soon.

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  2. Hilary Melton-Butcher28 May 2020, 09:59:00

    Hi Ros - I'm just so grateful I don't mind change or adaption ... I've taken time out to do a lot of sorting out ... while I'd love 'normaility' to return - sadly not to be ... life will be very different. Take care and stay safe ... all the best - Hilary

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    1. Rosalind Adam28 May 2020, 16:10:00

      Hi Hilary, I've done a bit of sorting too but not as much as I'd planned. I keep getting side-tracked. You're right about 'normality'. But I keep holding on to the thought of the roaring twenties that followed WWI and the Flu epidemic.

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  3. Joanne28 May 2020, 12:52:00

    I'm with you Roz - I'm a creature of habits. Because I've still gone to work, my regular week is "normal.". It's the weekends that are tough - not going to a museum, show, etc. and now as things open with set ticket times, etc - it seems a hassle. I'm sure with change, it will be new habits, but we can still grumble a bit. I recognize, I'm quite fortunate in my life. Hang in there!

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    1. Rosalind Adam28 May 2020, 16:12:00

      Hi Joanne, We haven't progressed to set ticket times here in the UK yet. Everything is still firmly shut down... although a few non-essential shops may soon be opening. I know I too am fortunate as I 'glance down' at the photo collage of my lovely garden in the preceding blog post.

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  4. Vallypee29 May 2020, 12:15:00

    Ros, I sympathise very much, living with a man who doesn’t like change. However, I don’t really mind change and quite welcome new challenges. They give me something to overcome, and even if it worries me, I still like having something new to deal with. Lockdown has meant a whole new way of teaching for me. I was worried about it at first, but I’m actually enjoying it very much. I won’t mind going back to face2face teaching, but this has added a another dimension to my work, and it’s great.

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