Vanilla,
Maybe.
I just enjoy a spirited conversation as I sort through my feelings.
I have been doing the same as you in the last month:
Extra friendly to store clerks.
Extra waves to everybody.
Extra phone calls to family/friends.
Phone calls to people in my neighborhood I wouldn’t normally call to offer any assistance I might be able to provide.
Extra courtesy to people in traffic.
Up until three days ago I’ve been taking people I know who were stressed out to go shoot and fish.
I’ve been helping people fix their sprinklers at no charge so they could garden earlier than normal.
I’ve been giving away shop supplies so people could tinker on their mechanical equipment for stress relief.
Etc.
I don’t plan to stop being so friendly and in fact I’m going to ramp it up more.
I will admit to one grudge I will not let go of though.
When things go back to normal I will remember the counties that only wanted me when times were good. My wallet will stay closed as much as possible. I am frugal and will go to the trouble to pack full fuel containers and an extra cooler of food bought in my hometown at stores that welcomed me when times were bad.
Counties in Utah should share the same wedding vows as husband and wife, ‘stay together through good times and bad’.
I am very lucky that I was able to retire last fall at age 51.
This was supposed to be the ‘Year of Shane’ and it is frustrating to have my summer start off so crappy with the travel restrictions.
I live in Riverton and my walleye boat loves to be in Deer Creek, Willard Bay, and Starvation.
What do all three of these lakes have in common? No private boat ramps, State ramps only...
And now, the Guv wants me to stay on my little half acre.
Anyways, I’ve probably bored you all to death with my personal problems but I want to leave on a positive note:
Only six months till waterfowl season, and my puppy ‘Bolt’ will turn one next week.
I rescued him at six months old and have spent a lot of time with him.
Thanks to him I did not lose a single pheasant or duck in ‘19.