I type on a cell phone and go through many saved edits before I get all all of my crazy errors out and finish even commenting. But I loved your post and it really gave me a peek into your lives at work and home.
And the baby boom to come, oh my!
All the more reason to try to enjoy each of our new normals..even just day by day.
I watch our young families with small children home now being amazingly creative at finding new home made entertainment to do together. Boxes into rocket ships and playhouses and pruned tree limbs into forts. Arts and crafts from what they do have instead of lamenting at what they cannot go out and buy.
Our isolation is hard not being able to see our children or little grandchildren muchless our tiniest newborn little now getting bigger and bigger without us in her life--much less family members who are seriously ill.
But we are figuring it out day by day. And laughing at each others videos our our grandkids or all of our pets or even the horror stories of cats with diarrhea or their dogs eating poop
Really and truly most of us are making the best of it and laughing and a sense of humor really, really is so good for all of us.
Bless you for all the work you do and how well you do it..always with caring and a sense of connection, hope, and humor ?
While my routine has not been changed overmuch, the world is different. And the hospital feels different. There is a suppressed feeling of panic in the air. We try to joke around with patients and each other because humor does help vanguish that feeling. Everyone smiles at each other and every day I say "Today is a wonderful day to be alive!" Because it is. Every day is a gift.
Also, we are laying bets on the baby boom to come. Labor and Delivery may be an expanding field in nursing. I think after all this death, people will be so excited about new life coming.
Thank you. It makes it so scary that it might be so close. What makes it scarier is that their home is a driveway away from the library.
On a ridiculous note... I could have sworn I heard the president say that "people are dying that have never died before." I usually avoid listening to his voice but a coworker was playing him on her phone... Did anyone else hear that? I just started laughing thinking it was an SNL skit but she said it was a press conference.
Yep, he said that. He needs to go. Fingers crossed that those of you who have predicted his farewell in May are correct.
There are only 3 questions reporters should be asking Mango Menace:
1. Why are you still here?
2. How many more Americans have to die before you leave?
3. You do know that no one likes you, right?
@sdj Then it must have been someone else talking about it during the time my coworker was playing it--Maybe the radio DJ doing an impression? Remember all the Bushisms? Today we have TrumpTweets. Plus, he sounds really stupid when he does talk.
Hello all,
Did you happen to hear Cuomo's address and press conference this morning? Try to listen to it online if you can access it.
I woke up this morning convinced that I have the virus -- very weak, hot, difficulty breathing, lightheaded. Took my temperature all morning -- i.e. obsessively -- no fever. No coughing, except from my allergies. I finally concluded that it was an anxiety attack. What surprises me is that I woke up that way.
I avoided the news this morning, but my husband was watching MSNBC when Cuomo came on. The more he spoke, the more I calmed down. More belly-breathing. More exhales. The sun even came out at that moment, giving me hope. I smiled. I walked away feeling, we can do this. We will get through this. We all have a part to play; we're not powerless. We will be better people at the end of this experience.
My only regret was, I wish Cuomo was running our country right now!
If it comes down to it, buy the largest furnace hepa air filters you can find, cut the material out of the cardboard, and use that with rubber bands for masks.
I posted this awhile back in the political section, but I think it's apropos (with some minor changes) for this forum as well...
"Everything will be okay in the end, if it's not okay, it's not the end" -John Lennon.
I just want to say that everything is happening for a reason. The world is going through a great change right now and from our lowly human perspective, everything seems out of control, chaotic and scary. But, be assured, from the highest perspective (the soul's) all is exactly as it should be. We are here to learn the greatest lesson: Unconditional Love. And right now there is so much opportunity for this. The question to ask yourselves is this: What can I learn from my actions and my feelings? Why do I feel the need to control everything and everyone around me in order to feel safe?
For the answers, I suggest, stopping, taking a rest from the outside focus and directing your attention inside, to your heart. Here, you will realize that everything really is okay, both now and in the end.
Just back from a walk in my neighborhood. We had a dusting of snow last night but only evidence on roof tops. It felt good to be out in the cold air.
@LauraF - loved your 3 questions. Apparently one of my neighbors still likes the idiot in chief. A trump/pence sign was proudly displayed on their front lawn . No idea who they are it was around another cul de sac. crazy!
We live in a suburb of Cleveland near Lake Erie.
My spring allergies have been kicking in and I wonder each morning if it’s “the virus”. Walking and yoga helps. The silver lining is that my son is doing so well at home. It is a huge eye opener that high school is so stinking stressful. And the importance of listening when they tell you it’s awful.
It feels very clear to me that this pandemic is a long overdue GIANT PAUSE. Sad that we have ignored all the warnings to slow down and are learning this lesson in this way.
Sending love and healing to you all.
There's an old saying "Let God and let go." This is great advice for a period in which events seem overwhelming and out of control. The truth is, events are always out of our (human) control. It is the self delusion that we can somehow control things to suit our own will that causes us so much stress and suffering. To "let go and let flow" puts us into alignment with our true nature of pure energy and Love. For help with doing this, we can ask the following:
"I ask for guidance so that my life flows for the Greatest and Highest Good"