I can’t be the only member of the Camosun community feeling like things are never going to be back to normal again on campus. After seeing a photo on the Nexus website of the sandwich boards displayed on campus right now, it’s hard to not feel like the dystopia we recently wrote a warning about is creeping over us.
When signs on campus essentially tell you to leave, it’s hard to not feel a little deflated, but COVID-19 is bigger than any of us, and it’s bigger than Camosun.
Last semester, I spent roughly six hours a week commuting between Camosun and UVic, (where I also attend) but now that everything is online, I can take another class, maybe even two, to account for that time that I would normally be in transit. I can nap on my coffee break, do jumping jacks in the middle of a teleconference, and crank the tunes as loud as I want.
If it sounds like I’m desperately trying to stay positive, you’re not wrong. And frankly, I feel a little on the spoiled side, like perhaps my expectations of this life are a little too high, for even feeling like it’s hard to stay positive sometimes.
Look out the window: here in Victoria, there is rest in the streets. There is light in the sky, and a general feeling of safety amid a functioning democracy.
Breathe that in.
That’s not to say we don’t have work to do as individuals, as a country, and as a college community, but things are… good.
Things are restful.
And, above all, many of us still have the opportunity to better ourselves. After all, success doesn’t come from an A+; it comes from being more than you were yesterday. You’ll fluctuate a bit; maybe you’ll tank the next day, but hopefully your average day is still moving on up.
Keep that head up, too.