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It’s no news to any of us that we are in a time of a crisis of global magnitude, medically, politically and economically. Our focus is and should be, on keeping ourselves and loved ones safe and healthy both physically and mentally. With volumes of news and information, credible and not credible, coming at us from all sides, it is hard to avoid the prevailing stress. How we handle that is so important to our mental health. Janet and I were in Boston celebrating the birth of our newest grandson, Reed Lawrence Rothbart. In a very troubled world, the gift of new life gives us hope for the future and realization and hope of the blessings to come. We left our motor coach in Florida and headed, first to Michigan then on to Boston. After the birth of Reed, Janet and I headed back to Florida. My sister is graciously letting us hunker down at her place until it is safe for us to get back on the road. All of our recent running around contributed to an overwhelming feeling of displacement. This, we feel, is a natural response and certainly part of the journey.
With the federal and state orders, increasing daily, to shelter in place and lockdown it can produce feelings of loneliness and isolation for all of us along with generating feelings of anxiety. Loneliness can be somewhat alleviated through social media, facetiming, skyping etc. While traveling by car to Florida we listened to NPR radio, probably way too much. A few stories we heard, frequently, were about isolation even when people are at home with other people. This isolation stretches beyond our present surroundings and is possibly more a result of being separated from family and friends. The element of that feeling being self-induced might be present, but we all know, letting it go is easier said than done. You can only read so many books and watch a finite number of movies and then those depressive feelings return. So, what’s the remedy. Fact of the matter is, we don’t know. Getting rid of this virus is probably the answer. That’s the second question. Answer to that is, hunker down, keep recommended distances and do what’s necessary. If we work as a unified team, we will beat this. The more we resist, the longer the period of pain and suffering we will have to endure. As this crisis persists the economic fallout will be beyond anything we have experienced in our lifetime. Get serious, get real and lets all focus on being kind and considerate to each other. This crisis has no boundaries. We are all in this together and the only way out is if we work together. Stay safe, stay home, stay healthy, share some love and listen to and get your information from credible sources.
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