Time and distance have become oddly toxic to our mental well being in 2020. I think the odds are pretty high that, as most of us welcomed in the new year nearly four months ago, we didn’t realise events halfway around the world were about to stampede through our streets and hospitals. Even as the news began to talk about China in January, we didn’t quite understand the scale of what was coming. Now, here we are, time and space making far less sense than they did a month ago. If it was a month. Who can even tell anymore?
Read MoreI’m not what you’d label as faithful. I loaded myself up with a heavy dose of cynicism as a kid and it stops me from comfortably believing most commonly accepted miracles. Although there are some things in this world that can catch me off guard. Things that appeared to have reached in from beyond the beige walls of our rather ready salted existence. Great inventions. Scientific breakthroughs. Moments of hope or moments of true charity. Great works of art or music that can grab you by the soul.
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