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We Are All Having Feelings. (Here are some of mine.)
I am taking more deep breaths these days. I go for walks in the afternoon and see more parents, and kids, and friends outside then I think I ever have. At a proper 6 feet apart, they laugh, and walk, and point-out cute dogs to one another.
Like many, my ego is getting checked. I am finding myself so grateful for so many things I took for granted before COVID-19 entered into our world. Simple runs to the grocery store. The Grocery store staff. Coffee with friends on a Saturday morning. Lunch with family on Sunday. It’s somewhat humorous that we think our lives have been interrupted, because we can’t go to brunch anymore, or see a Friday night movie. We think our world is changing, because the world we lived in was very privileged. For many, this was already their lives before three weeks ago. We are seeing this become a great equalizer. Regardless of who you are, your status, or wealth. You can get sick, and you can get others sick.
If you thought you could operate on this planet all on your own, without effecting the others that live here with you, now again we have been harshly reminded that you cannot. You don’t get to make decisions without knowing that they will influence someone else. Your choices have consequences. Your choices have an impact. Your choices can save lives around you, or end them. This is not just…
