Everyday is like Sunday...as the days blend into each other and the routines and the mundane realities all make it seem like an unedited film. (see 1917 if you have not yet...it's bloody brilliant)
British singer Morrissey, formerly of the new wave band The Smiths, once sang...
Everyday is like Sunday
Everyday is silent and grey
Hide on the promenade
Etch a postcard :
"How I Dearly Wish I Was Not Here"
We all wish we were not here, in the midst of a pandemic. A worldwide battle against the invisible virus know as Covid19, Coronavirus, obligatory world party pooper!
At 93, 109 new cases in the world and 5,747 deaths the virus is not slowing down. There have been some reduced numbers in various countries (such as China currently with 14 confirmed cases), but for the most part the majority of the world (US, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Asia) are in an ongoing war against this virus which proving more formidable as time goes on. People are coping as best they can.
The stay-at-home orders are coming to a semi-close, meaning some restructuring of rules are going to be in place for most non-essential businesses to reopen. This scares people simply because the virus is still out there without a vaccine and with minimal treatments showing great promise.
The idea that a virus pandemic can cripple the world as it has is unknown to these living generations.
The few people who lived thru the 1918 pandemic can attest, it was a much lonelier time in quarantine. True isolation as people boarded up their windows and some would not even talk to each other. The authorities were not always straight forward with up-to-date information and of course there was no internet and various form of social media that we have today to stay connected.
So, even though these days are difficult and boring. The mortality rate is nowhere near the 1918 flu pandemic. And you have several viable ways to connect with your families, friends and co-workers as we all navigate through this shelter-at-home time. Be present each day to the things you are most grateful for, stay diligent in staying healthy, and produce something positive for yourself and others.
Do not let the pandemic define you or control you but instead let your thoughts be positive and focus on what you can do now to preserve life and help others. Spread joy and comfort in anyway you can.
Write emails, letters and post encouraging words and images on social media. Be answer to a problem instead of another problem. Remember you are beautiful and can make others feel the same.
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