Zooming

 I think I am done with Zooming.  The last group I was tuning into voted to meet in person from now on.  Now Zoom was a wonderful thing at the start of and through the pandemic.  I had Zoom meetings 3 or 4 days a week and I needed every one of them. Zoom helped me to get through the pandemic.  It made me feel not alone, even though for the most part I was alone.

But, Zoom has its limits.  If you are a shy person who doesn't jump in as I am, you do a lot of listening during Zoom meetings.  Sometimes it feels like you might as well not be there.  But, it also feels uncomfortable to pop up on the screen with comments.  I hate seeing myself on the screen.

I had about reached the end of being able to go to a Zoom meeting.  I was getting depressed when I tuned in.  I didn't leave the meetings feeling any better.  But, I was safe in my own house.  At the start of the pandemic and until the vaccine, that was important.  I wasn't breathing other people's germs.

Now, I have had the jab.  I will probably get the booster even though I have qualms about stealing it from the rest of the world. I am not defenseless against this virus.  My defenses, however weak or strong they might be, are there.  I have some defenses.  I can't hide in my bedroom and Zoom for the rest of my life.  I need to get out there and live.