By Lisa Joseph
I don’t know too many people who can say that their spouse is thriving in this new world!
I definitely can say that I went through all forms of emotions after being terminated from my job due to the COVID-19 virus. I went from disbelief to anger to depression to sadness to defeat and hopelessness. During my intense emotions, I saw my spouse running around collecting his treasures of camera and voice equipment, preparing himself for war against the downfall of our economy. I had always been annoyed at how my hubby was spending extra money on camera equipment. little did I know he was preparing our apocalyptic “bunker”for impending future economic doom.
Pre-apocalypse:
Every day he was in his sport training centre, working with athletes and general health individuals. His hope was to help them to become stronger mentally, emotionally and physically.
He would show up to work excited for his day and smiling at his clients, even though it was 5 or 6 AM. Furthermore, he would come home during the day to let our dog outside and in his spare time, teach himself how to build a website, and how to use various online programs. He would then get groceries and prepare our dinner on repeat every day. All of us had structure in our lives and my hubby loved his job and life. Not many people can say this.
Back to the future:
With a bounce in his step and laughter and motivation in his eyes and voice, he has taken all of his big personality and is using that on camera to do what he did in person only a few weeks ago. My son and I will get a text every so often, asking us nicely to get off the wifi so he can give the best quality of video conferencing to his clients, during their online sessions. We both oblige as we know this is our new normal. He has turned a complete in-person company into an online training company for sport and one-on-one training. And he loves it!
As I am slowly getting my wits again, thinking of new wishes and ideas for a career, my husband is well on his way to an even better career for himself. It’s amazing how some personalities adapt so quickly during traumatic experiences.
I don’t believe that most of us are like this. I think we have the ability to grow as an individual in tough situations, but most of us process everything at our own slow pace. There are a few of us who see negatives in the world and can quickly adapt and turn it into something so positive.
Thank goodness I am blessed to have a husband who prepared us for the worst and adapted so incredibly quick. It gives me a chance to catch up!
“We tend to focus on opportunities lost when we should be focusing on opportunities gained.” -Anton Joseph