Life in the Time of Coronavirus, 7/17/20

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It has been over four months of quarantine... and it's very sad.
While life is still good here for us, I know that so many are suffering illness and loss, and it makes me so sad.  These are truly the craziest days we've lived through, and it's probably going to get crazier as things become more dire.

It has been over four months of quarantine... and we are in a resurgence.
We're right back where we started, and seem to be headed for worse.  In my previous blog entries, I wrote about things that I thought might happen and here we are, as feared, with resurgence throughout most of our States.  Our healthcare workers grow weary. Our economy continues to waiver.  Our federal government continues to fail us miserably.  People continue to act as though nothing is wrong. They won't wear masks or abide by safe measures.  They fight with those who try to enforce safe measures, at what cost?  Who are we?  What have we become?

Today, our Governor, Gavin Newsom, announced the criteria for opening or closing schools and districts.  It doesn't seem right to put the students, teachers and administration at risk. I know that it's complex, but distance learning seems to be the best answer until we have better solutions.

The riots seem to have died down, and protests are peaceful.  I do hope that positive change will come from all of this.  But we seem to forget important things very quickly.  We need to wake up and change things for the better. This is our chance at greatness instead of mediocraty. Let's respect each other. God loves us equally. We should too.

It has been over four months of quarantine... and we strive for normalcy.
We stick with our routine. We grocery and hardware shop. We go for local car trips to see how things are going.  Have had a few friends over for socially safe visits. Have visited a couple of safe outdoor restaurants and pubs for a bit of social time.  Most days, we stay in and enjoy our home and our dogs.  We add little things to our home to enjoy our stay-vacation.  Amazon Prime, Wayfair, Overstock and others must be booming with our orders these days. I am so thankful for all that do the work to fulfill and deliver our orders.

It has been over four months of quarantine... and no end in sight.
We yearn for normalcy, but there is no end in sight.  Still praying for a vaccine. At the rate things are going, I repeat what I posted in my last blog entry.  I believe all of us will be infected with Coronavirus and/or COVID-19, it's just a matter of time and whether or not we will survive it.  And it will be part of our lives for the rest of our lives, hopefully, a nit over the decades. I worry most for our healthcare workers.  How much more can they endure, as they face waves and waves of pandemic sickness and death?  I pray for their strength.

It has been over four months of quarantine... and I know that things will get better.
We know that this too shall pass, but we don't know when. As things just start to look more promising, we step backward.  This virus is something we never expected, and there is still so much unknown about it.  We have the most brilliant minds in the World working to race for a vaccine and they are getting closer every day.

I continue to be hopeful.  We are all so tired of this virus and can't wait to be done with it.  It will run its course in its own time, and we will learn to deal with it, just as we have so many other horrific things that we've faced.  Let's stand together and continue to live peacefully, help each other, stay strong, hold fast and keep the faith.

Until next time, I wish you peace and good health.

#staystrong, #itwillgetbetter, #holdfast