Thank you for responding and expanding on your experience. I know fear well, regardless of how it presents and can imagine, based on what you've communicated the challenges you've encountered in your personal life.
I'm not sure what the new normal means to you though, from your perspective.
Also, what is "normal"? That's a word I've given much thought to for a long time and I still have no answer as to what "normal" is. Now there is a "new normal", so I'm even more confused as to what that means.
I searched for "normal" here: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normal
This is the definition given:
normal (adj.)
c. 1500, "typical, common;" 1640s, in geometry, "standing at a right angle, perpendicular," from Late Latin normalis "in conformity with rule, normal," in classical Latin "made according to a carpenter's square," from norma "rule, pattern," literally "carpenter's square," a word of unknown origin (see norm). Meaning "conforming to common standards or established order or usage, regular, usual" is attested from 1828 but probably is older than the record [Barnhart].
Normality depends on each person, on the point of view of each human being, for some it is normal to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, for others at noon, in short, things are not seen as they are, we see them as we are.
So what is your own unique perspective of "normality"? You have said "normality" is dependent on each person, but you haven't answered at all what your own view of "normality" is.
I referenced "normality" here: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normality and this is the definition provided:
normality (n.)
"character or state of being in accordance with rule or standard," 1833, from normal + -ity.
In respect to the above definition of what "normality", it seems to me that it means changing one's character or state of being so that it matches with a rule or standard. That being said, what rule or standard have you changed your character or state of being to match with?
When answering that the normality from the each person I answered, but if that is not enough...and the only thing I will say is that the normality from 2020 to here is one and from 2019 to back is another one.
I don't think I was clear in what I asked. I am interested in only your own perspective of what normality is for yourself and your life, not in a general sense of other people, just you yourself.
Thanks for engaging in dialogue with me like this. I take everything as a learning opportunity and I really like to know about other people's individual perspectives.