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New Habits from COVID-19 and the New Normal
We are all looking forward to the future and going back to the former way of life that we enjoyed pre-COVID-19. But I've been reflecting on some of the adaptations in my behavior and attitude that I've been forced to make that I'd actually like to keep when the restrictions are lifted. For example, I intend to continue to wash my hands more diligently and likely more frequently as I've been doing these past weeks. I'd also like to retain the slower pace for as long as I'm able. It's a pleasure to not be rushing around so much. When the busy-ness of life returns, I hope I can continue to insert slow into my day, at least for part of it. I'm planning on appreciating the medical community more (who have made so many sacrifices during this time) rather than criticizing them for what I perceive are their inadequacies.
Is there something you have learned during this time (perhaps a new habit or attitude that you've adopted) that you hope to keep doing after the COVID restrictions are lifted?
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Oh no. I offered a couples' massage but he can't even entertain anyone putting his/her hands on him. He's doing well in this stay at home thing. I'm his only friend!
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2 ReactionsYou must be a really good friend. He’s lucky
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1 Reaction@virgo1952.. Yes, I live in Southern CA, it's a glorious day today, but rain is on the way so I will enjoy today! Whole Foods is a good store, even better before Amazon bought it. Many people think they are expensive but you get what you pay for. Their own 365 brand is good quality and reasonably priced. My favorite grocery store is Trader Joe's. They have wonderful things other stores don't have. I used to make my weekly pilgrimage to TJ with my 80 years old neighbor who no longer drives....this we truly miss. My children are in their 30s and 40s...I was a child bride 😂. My son is a little grumpy because he is in withdrawal... He likes to have a good steak every now and then and he doesn't seem to be able to get any for delivery. I promise him and his wife a dinner at the Brazilian barbecue place they like when it is safe to do so. I grew up with 6 brothers and 2 sisters, my mother who was a Saint, always have great food on the table even though we weren't wealthy, so I can always make do with what I have. I'm blessed with two great kids who worry I don't have enough. I have to believe that the time will come when I can be in the same room with my family and friends. Won't that be awesome?
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3 Reactions@virgo1952 Back in the 50,s a author Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring . Its about the damage that man has done to the world . Sea, soil, and air . This is what started in the 50,s and now we have the cronovirus and all the other ailments from in my opinion the soil . We lost all the nutrition that was in the soil so the plants dont receive any of it . . I think this is the new norm . Just now I was talking to one of our office people she said to me when this is over she is still going to be nervous . People are scared as to what the future holds . As funcountess said the farmers are destroying there crops because of this virus , No one will buy there produce look at the amount of food they have just plowed under , the milk they poured out now the meat is going to be in short supply soon I heard . What kind of a world will we have ??????? Silent Spring Rachel Carson she was a marine biologist You can get the book on Amazon . She lived in Springdale Pa .
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3 Reactions@lioness I’ve started this chat 3-4 times trying to address these concerns in a positive way, but I honestly can’t find the silver lining in any of this. I agree with everything you have written. My husband and I had a discussion last summer and decided we would turn our backyard into a garden if the produce became nutritionally dead. Dairy, there may be alternatives. Knowing where this virus came from (it’s roots), we have already talked about going vegan. Plant proteins. Some of you are already buying from farms that you know what they are using for fertilizer,etc. Just eating seasonal produce is smart. And local. Makes sense to me. I love fish and sea food but I’m finding more reasons not to eat than to eat it. The scarcity, I don’t know what to say. I guess people are going to have to change and adapt. Convenience will be gone. . I have not lived in a world where I starved. I don't want to, But, I really don’t have much choice. All I can do is prepare the best I can and wait and see. The roller coaster is going and we are on it for awhile.
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3 Reactions@virgo1952 We had a good size garden and we used naturel fertilizer from the cows when my husband tilled over the soil he had a troy built . As Ive said before I canned all our food . Yep since the soil is bad now without the minerals in it we have to supplement and as we get older our bodies loss a lot of vit, min, so I use a supplement . Take care be safe
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3 ReactionsThank you for sharing your life with me. I would want to have dinner with you.❤️ Your kids sound caring and considerate , even if your son is feeling “grumpy” about his steak. I think you could take Portland ,Oregon and put it in the middle of California and no one would question the town’s origin. Most Californians love Portland for that very reason. It’s a foodie town and great place to see the arts with lovely beaches surrounded by “those” evergreens😀. I’m right there with you about moving on. I’ll be putting one foot down, sniffing the air and then the other. I’m sure I won’t be alone and that's not a bad thing. Your children will be your barometer, that’s how it should be. Take care virgo ps Trader Joe’s is a great store too
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3 ReactionsMy mother in law had a buffalo. That story for another day. I do not live in the wild wild west. Buffalo chips, like your cows make great fertilizer. Recycling of sorts, huh? You too take care .
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2 Reactions@virgo1952, I've considered myself pretty adaptable too because like you, I learned at an early age: "life can turn on a dime". I appreciate your thought provoking post. However, one friend seems very preoccupied and fearful anticipating the changes the new normal will bring for us all. While I focus on the here and now, it has been odd that there have been a few times since the isolation that I've had this impulse to just "jump in the car and go anywhere or to pick up a favorite carryout meal". I wonder how brave I'll be when the time comes to step back into the world at all. Don't dwell on it, but don't want to become Heloise the Hermit either. Smiles
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3 Reactions@fiesty76 hi. Thanks for weighing in. I know what you are saying about this ”discussion” piece, fiesty. Different people have responded in different ways. I appreciate everyone’s honesty and I feel a responsibility to respond to each person. If you are feeling it, thinking it, it is “your” reality and I respect that. I know I can only do my part in making the “new” normal successful. You aren’t the only one thinking about “oh, I’ll go pick up some fried rice to go with my thai food” thing, i know how to make fried rice, I just wanted the convenience this life has provided. I pulled out my old recipe box (still look online), blew off the dust and spent a few minutes looking through my recipes. I hadn’t expected to be flooded with the memories they brought to mind. I realized that I had not pulled that box out in years; Maybe I had lost a connection with myself and others; and this “box” represented something more than just recipes. I think it is good to be an adaptable person, and what I once thought as a negative in my life, has turned to my advantage. Who knew???
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