This is a marathon.
As things start to reopen and restrictions are eased, I'm noticing that there are more rumblings that it's not enough--not fast enough nor normal enough. In some cases, it seems, having some things open is actually worse for our psyches than having nothing open. It seems to only heighten the chasm between what was and what is, and it's making us impatient. If we were only moving faster and doing more, this would all be over sooner. But this is a marathon, and anyone who has