How to feel a little calmer while life has some challenges.

Do you remember when we could only mix with people in our own household for months on end back in 2020?  And we couldn't sit on a bench outdoors and have a chat or a picnic. Sometimes I forget all of these strange, necessary restrictions now that we are back to some kind of normal.  Yet each time I take a step to try something that I've not done for two years I know that I feel different.  This week I wondered why I was getting in a flap about taking a train for the first time and then eating inside a restaurant later?  Because a) we still have covid around b) being highly sensitive means things seems so noisy and intense and c) it just feels strange after all this time. But I keep telling myself that things are better now.  Even though I personally enjoyed the quiet with less social expectations for the last two years, I can also see that it has not been good for society and communities as a whole.  We are social creatures and we need a sense of community with caring people f