Time to think..

So many people cite the year 2020

As a catalyst that made them change permanently

In how they viewed life, they reference the forced break

As a time to reflect on priorities, reconfigure and remake

Their to-do lists, they talk about clarity newly found

In how to lead life with a sense of purpose profound

So many around the world made new goals with determination

That they are now fulfilling and discovering self-actualization

This is like the years following the great influenza, historians would say

Which, for the roaring twenties paved the way

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I apologize for the self-pity here as I say

I got cheated out of that time of reflection in a way

Working in healthcare I did not find a break

Long enough such that a pause I could take

From the daily grind of life and reconfigure

My aspirations and goals for the future

The fragility of life I understood to some extent already

It did not come as a profound revelation to me..

I know many of us were in the same boat

We hunkered down and worked to keep ourselves afloat

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The post-pandemic era has brought challenges new

I hope I shall be able to take a mental break to

Hit the reset button, revisit my goals and priorities

It is difficult when the demands of work and life do not cease..

I must trim out from my life all time-sinks

For what really matters, I must find time to think..