When I said I had nothing to talk about, that was kind of true. But I’m me, so there is always things to talk about. I have been feeling like shit. Brain fog makes it a little difficult to get your thoughts together and put it into coherent sentences. Lol. A symptom of MS that is definitely one of my least favorite. I have been off work all week and this is my first time writing which sucks because I’m going back to work on Monday. Whatever! I pretty much sat around watching pointless TV shows without accomplishing anything of value. I have been walking since it has warmed up a little bit. That is one good thing.
This post is just another check in. We are in the middle of a pandemic and the world as we knew it is over. This is a whole new reality. We are in a Marvel/DC comic with an alternate timeline/universe. I am not a comic book nerd but I am a fan of Marvel movies and The Flash. This is like Barry Allen/The Flash went back in time to save his mom and missed up everything on this Earth yet again. Lol. Damn Barry Allen! I am sure that is what happened. Now y’all can stop blaming it on the bats. As if…lol.
As I have said before I am an introvert so social distancing hasn’t been too hard for me. I feel bad for the extroverts in the world. I am okay with a simple phone call to have a quick chat with someone. However I am not okay with video chatting. I know what you look like. I don’t need to see your face. Unless it’s Chalupa, my niece. I love to see her little face. For all who are following the social distancing guidelines I commend you. Especially people who would have celebrated birthdays in the past weeks and those who have them in the coming weeks and months. I cannot leave out acknowledgement for all the essential team members that are helping to make this crisis manageable.
Then we have people who are going to the extreme while out in public. I have seen some of the craziest pictures of people online. There was a thread of people wearing things like a scuba mask with an oxygen tank, plastic bags over their faces (I thought you could suffocate like that), gallon water jugs cut to fit their heads and on and on. Seriously! If you don’t feel okay being outside with the general public, have your groceries delivered, duh. That way you are only interacting with one person. Today while driving I seen people with mask and gloves on in the car. What? Does your car have the Coronavirus? Stay y’all asses at home. Lol
In times like this it can be hard to see the bright side. I get it. This would be a great time to start a gratitude journal. Write down at least 3 things every day. I don’t care if it’s as simple as I have a roof over my head, food to eat and toilet paper to wipe my ass. The reality is some people don’t so therefore why not be grateful for even the obvious things. Not saying compare yourself to others, but just having a sense of awareness of what is right in your life. I believe that people have taken for granted all of life’s little pleasures. Now that a good portion of them have been taken away, it is a little hard. For some it is extremely difficult. So let’s focus on what we have instead of what we don’t have. It will brighten your day. Today I am grateful for the sun which recharges my internal batteries, the calm waters of Lake Erie and my car which allowed me to get out and enjoy these two things. Pretty simple, huh?
I know that there will be hardships following this crisis. People will lose their businesses and their jobs permanently. It breaks my heart. I want us as a people to keep this solidarity we are forming right now once this is over. We will need to help those who have lost get back on their feet. This right here goes to show there isn’t any real differences between human beings. All people of this world are facing the same pandemic. Every class of people, every race and nationality of people. No one is exempt. And no one should be excluded when it is time to rebuild. As I have said before, I hope we come out better for having gone through this.
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve
lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.”
-Elizabeth Edwards
Let’s put together something that is great! Live not in fear but with caution and continue to be well and whole. Much love to you all.