Rhythm and Flow

I recently have seen a handful of videos scattered across all different forms of social media where individuals were explaining how “off” things have felt to them in the past week. And I too have felt that oddness. Some specifically said they thought because of the corona virus and the stir it has made throughout the entire world, the universe wasn’t balanced and you get that gut feeling that something bad is about to happen, sooner or later.

Has something bad happened? Kind of. Some countries are on complete shutdown and others, including the U.S. are canceling some of the greatest sports tournaments and leagues in the world (NBA, NCAA Tournament, The Masters, etc.). To me, this is terrifying. What will I do for the next couple of months? Something I won’t be doing though is going to class.

Ball State University has moved to a system where all classes on campus are now going to be finishing the rest of the spring semester online, due to the corona virus outbreak. This went into affect March 16, 2020. Of course, all Ball State students, faculty and surrounding members found out about this a few days prior, as high-ranking members of the university acted swiftly to notify all who are in affect. To me, it was the strangest news I thought I would ever hear. Granted, I was expecting these precautions to take place because of other universities who acted first, but it never really hit me until I drove back to my hometown the previous weekend.

So back to this odd feeling. A few days go by and something else I realize in an odd moment is that I’m not the only one dealing with this issue, and the entire world is taking notice too. A “wow this is really happening” moment. My mind starts to wonder and I think about this is such a strange time in our world, I never expected something like this to happen. These are things you read about in books and see in movies.

And now, I’m in uncharted waters trying to find that balance again and get back into a rhythm. My rhythm with school was set. I knew my schedule like the back of my hand. My body was ready to wake up at a certain time, eat lunch and dinner at certain times and watch whatever game was on T.V. at certain times, every day. Now things are messed up a little bit.

No matter what job you have, you always need to be ready to adapt. A new boss can come in and change the whole system within the business. A unexpected tragedy could take place, forcing people to take action they weren’t expecting too. You get the idea.

The whole point is this virus has taken the entire world by storm and has knocked me off that rhythm and flow I had created in this year. But, I believe a setback will result in a major comeback. Getting knocked from my usual schedule is an odd thing and something I don’t when it happens, but you always have to remember to trust the process and no matter what, keep that rhythm and flow going in any situation.