This is kind of crazy, isn't it? The entire world is suffering from a virus that spreads like the wild fires of Australia not all that long ago. It is painful for many in this world. The death toll increases daily. The cases open are staggering. And at this point, I feel like I'm playing the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. In case you are unfamiliar with the game, you give an actor or actress. And in six transitions, you get to a time when an actor was with KB. For instance, Mike Meyers, one of the best comedians of the 90's-2000's (and still today let's just be honest.) Meyers was in So I Married an Ax Murderer with Nancy Travis. Nancy Travis stars in "Last Man Standing" with Tim Allen. Tim Allen starred in Toy Story with Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon.
That is how I feel right now. Aunt and Uncle in Virginia go to church with someone to have Covid 19. Neighbor's sister in Michigan has been diagnosed. A woman that goes to the office of a client, her boyfriend has been tested. Another client's nephew. We kept waiting for someone we know to come back with a diagnosis. And now they are beginning. So what do we do? Well, if we're smart, we're staying home. But that seems to be turning into a more of an issue than we ever expected. I did a live video on changing the mindset of homeschooling. Recently, I read a post that said, "You aren't working from home. You are home, trying to work while a global crisis is taking place." That one got me really thinking. It was right there along with my mindset of changing the way we view this new educational system. I'm going to put my two cents out there, because I can. We need to change our perspective during this whole thing. How many people are always complaining that the weekend was too short, there isn't enough time to get things done, and family time has been done away with? Now is the chance! You need to have the laptop open and produce a bit of work every once in a while. Yes, that is true. You need to convince your kids to do some work so they aren't two grades behind come next September. But you get to do it as a unit. You get to experience this together. So often people face tragedy alone. Cancer battles, loss of loved ones, mental health, job loss, and more are usually handled in a lonely manner. Yes, there are people in our lives we can talk to, or they sit along with us as we deal, but we still have to come out the other side on our own. Even those of us that battle depression. We might be in an up swing while another is in the slumps. We can offer advice, a shoulder, or any number of things, but that doesn't mean it will be received well. But this!! We are all in this together. Some are home praying that the virus does not spread to our family and friends. Some are working, praying that they don't bring it home to their loved ones. We are taking charge of our children's education together. We are sitting and waiting, together. So, let's change our perspective. Do we deny the horrid aspects of this virus? No. Do we assume that we are free and clear? No. Do we stop for a moment and think? pray? listen? Ahhh. I came to the conclusion last week that America only understands how to operate in stress. I can remember in high school hearing about how Spain handles life. The long lunch breaks for family meals and rest. The idea intrigued me. What would our lives look like if we took more time to be still and rest? Now is our chance. Now is the time when we are not allowed to run around like crazy people being the best parent/spouse/friend that we can be. We have few obligations these days except to just be. How many books are we absorbing into our brains? How many walks are we enjoying? Are you sitting on the couch to just sit and be a part of family time? If we do what we are being asked to do - stay home and away from everyone that we don't live with- we can reset ourselves. We can reset our families. We can reset our minds. We can have peace. We can have time. In the craziness of our world, we are allowed to just rest. And it is okay. You're allowed to not get everything done and simply process what is happening. You're allowed to let things slip by and take time to love your family. You're allowed to just be. This state that we're in is a tragedy. This virus could be slowing and become more contained if we followed rules. But we can also find the beauty of this tragedy. We can find ourselves before we lose ourselves. We can re-prioritize our lives.
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