Please don't be part of the group who survives after taking up hospital and ventilator space. Be part of the group who doesn't get sick at all. With any luck, NOTHING will happen to any of us. Just stay home as best you can. We're all feeling cabin fever. Try to enjoy this time. Do home projects. Do things you've been putting off. Spend time together. Offer help to those who need help, whether elderly or not. Be patient and love your children - they sure don't understand completely how deadly this is and why they can't go out and play with their friends. I have great empathy for parents cooped up with whiny kids😊! Be creative in your activities to exercise. Call your parents and family members! Check in on your friends. Listen to the doctors, not the politicians. We all just need to use our common sense; we know what to do. Thought I'd share a short story of a cool thing that happened to my older brother. He adopted another cat about 2 years ago after his previous died, basically an inside cat (still has claws though). For some reason unknown to my brother, 15 days ago as he always took her outside for awhile, the cat bolted and never came home. My brother was really bummed, as "Frenzie" really keeps him uplifted in this challenging time. He's searched shelters in case he was turned in, asked friends to be on the lookout, did all the things you try to do to find your cat. As each day was passing, he was sadly coming to grips with the reality that his cat was gone, although each night and day, he'd check the back door and open the garage door, hoping, but no Frenzie. After so long, you figure all the things that could have happened. He had almost reached the point of accepting she was never coming back. Well, the day before yesterday, as he did his daily routine of checking the back door and then the garage door, Frenzie appeared out of nowhere, running and howling to see my brother; even as Steve held the cat, Frenzie continued howling, and I'm sure my brother cried. I would have. His cat had lost a little weight but showed no signs of having tangled with another animal - can you imagine that reunion? What an uplifting joyful moment when he told me, one where I was again reminded that God even watches over our lost pets and sometimes returns them home, even after 13 days! I know there are other wonderful stories out there like this one. I like to call them "God things". I would love to hear them and share your stories in the Commodore's Corner. The Bible tells us that, "this too shall pass". I believe that with all my heart. There will be residual damage and so much loss to many - we all know that, and I hate it. We all do. But, if we can just stay focused on all the good stuff happening, we will weather this storm together. Going out to the marina last weekend was a true breath of fresh air. I've been walking on the walkways to get exercise, but being out at the lake, well, I felt refreshed and renewed as I aired out my main sail and enjoyed being near the water. And if you don't have a boat, go out and sit on my Kelt and breathe!! It may need to be washed though, sorry. I can't wait to hug all of you (you KNOW that's my thing) when we'll be able to look in our rear-view mirrors and continue on with our lives being givers, not takers. The whole world is on "pause" right now - how apropos these moments during this Lent time of reflection, as we believers approach the crucifixion. Missing all of you so much!!
Ya' gotta have a sense of humor to get through all this, so I'm also posting the picture below of how one of my friends is handling the CV epidemic.
Kathy Ware, Commodore |