Back to Normal?

I think most of us are wondering, “When will we be back to normal?” Dr. Anthony Fauci recently suggested that it will be months before normal returns.

But is that what you want? Do you really want normal back? Is that what you are shooting for?

Honestly, I’ve never wanted normal. Normal is average, or the median of a set of data. Is that what you want? Not me.

For all of us, there are some things from our pre-COVID-19 lives that needed to be changed. It’s usually during a time of upheaval that we get nostalgic and long for the way things were. But the truth is, the way things were didn’t seem great at the time. Upheaval gives us an opportunity to make really good changes. When everything in our lives is thrown upside down and in need of rearrangement, we have a great opportunity to set things up the way they should be. When our lives are disrupted, we can and should reset, and build our lives, rather than letting things just settle back to equilibrium.

So let’s shoot for excellence, not normal. Normal wasn’t as great before COVID-19 as we are now making it out to be.

So in order to not waste this crisis in your life, I have some questions for you.

Before this virus/quarantine crisis...

1. What needed to change in your relationship with God?
2. What needed to change in your marriage or family?
3. What needed to change in your primary friendships?
4. What needed to change in your personal habits?
5. What needed to change in your work life?
6. What needed to change in your attitudes or mindset?

Now is the time. This is the perfect opportunity. When we are forced into unwlecomed changes, it takes the least effor to make wanted changes. So let’s go after them now. 

Don’t shoot for a return to normal. Shoot for excellence. In the aftermath of this life shake-up, plan now how you will go after life like never before!