So today I got to hug my Mum… she came for lunch and it was so special to just sit at the same table as her. Perhaps all of this distancing will help us to remember the value of the small things, that are actually the big things.

And as we enter this new territory of Level 2, may we be kind to ourselves and to one another. Transitions are not straight forward and we need to offer ourselves the gift of space to adjust to what is happening around us. Fifty days has been a long time to be in our secure bubbles. Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus and told them Be kind and compassionate to one another. Children will be readjusting to life at school. Traffic will increase. Work will continue to change for many. Kindness and compassion will count more than ever. This new normal will take some getting used to. Already we are seeing the way some want to move quickly toward regathering while others want to go more slowly. So take time to listen to where others around you are at.

I started my lockdown blog with a rainbow, and later it became a koru. Now it has become a heart - a reminder to be kind and compasionate to yourself and to others. as we remember the small things that are actually big. Hug those you now can hug, and keep connecting in other ways with those you can’t.