Day 100

Today is June 19, 2020 

So many times in our lives 100 is a milestone.  100 days into something or 100 days remaining. 100 percent. 100 episodes of a television show. 100 likes. 100 years. There was even a 100 years war! (Remember that from social studies?) You can look it up here if you wish (https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/hundred-years-war) 

100 of anything is usually a good thing. As I write my day one-hundred entry my first thoughts are: how long I have journeyed and how far will I go?  Consistently doing anything for 100 days is something to be proud of (ever try a 30 day challenge?) writing for 100 days during the time of  a pandemic has been therapeutic.  It started as a way to document this event and have a record of the experience and then just became routine. Writing is also a love of mine and it been both fun and challenging to create the blog and it has encouraged me to stay on top of the current events and virus news while adding tidbits of information that would be interesting to readers.  I had decided a few weeks ago I would probably write for one complete year. I feel like that is an accomplishment  I can be proud of and also provide future readers a large scope of the event and how our world was impacted. So thank you for reading and following my journey. Let's get into it...

Anthony S. Fauci has answered questions regarding pandemic waves and the most important answer he gives is "You can’t talk about a second wave in the summer because we’re still in the first wave." I understand people want to know what the future holds and we are all anxious for this nightmare to end, but he goes on to provide some insight into our roles by saying, "This will end and it will be within our power to end it both from a public health standpoint and hopefully within a reasonable time with the scientific advances that bring us interventions in the form of vaccines and therapy. But we are all in this together.  You have a responsibility for your own health. But also, since we live in a big country and in a global community, what we do as individuals will have an impact on the success or not of getting this outbreak under control."

So hold fast my friends and continue to protect yourself and others as you move about the world, whether that means flying, driving or walking. In any manner you interact with others know the best precautions that can prevent transmission are wearing a mask, staying six feet apart and being mindful not to touch your face while diligently washing your hands (especially after contacting any surfaces or just being out in public).  I was inspired to write some poetry after waking in the middle of the night and realizing I dreamed, but have know idea what the dream was about...so here is what I wrote:

Dreams fill my mind, but like untethered ships pass in the night forever lost to me. Images unseen haunt me, tease me, shhh they seem to whisper, yet leave as if uninvited.

Photo is a Michael Zeno Diemer painting entitled Ship at Sea.