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fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier. When Covid came on the scene, I took a nosedive into anxiety, complete with serious high blood pressure and assorted digestive woes. After a couple of months of that, I was doing much better, and had adapted to the point of often experiencing long periods of contentment and even happiness each day, pursuing gardening, walking, hard work around the house, and remembering to be grateful. Nothing in life is a given, there are no guarantees, and the proverbial "hit by a bus" scenario can snuff a person out at any time. I was good to go for however long Covid might isolate, stifle, and hamstring my life. I made living until November third my short-term goal, for what are probably obvious reasons.
BUT, then this sudden and huge national paroxysm of racism, violence, horror, and uncertainty happened. I too was overwhelmed, once more. My mental boat almost capsized. I felt waves of hatred for my (previously beloved) country, literally quaked with despair, and could think of nothing more than getting to a saner place to finish out my life. Since that is probably not possible, I must again right the boat and carry on. There is so much good in our country, in spite of our glaring problems, I pray that there is hope for us as a continuingly democratic republic. I am comforted and impressed by the young people who seem to have the right ideas about fairness, inclusion and unity, and a strong motivation to straighten out some of the things that plague our society. There is hope.
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@zep, Well rats! I just wrote a response to your last post and instead of hitting "reply", I went back to your orig. post. I can never say the same sentence twice much less a paragraph...sigh.
We share many similar interests, concerns and hopes for our country. At the start of COVID, I began starting and ending my day by listing three daily gratitudes in a spiral notebook. The challenge is to come up with new ones not previously listed. Smiles
I was chagrined by the @jack32 query not because he raised the questions but because I can no longer remember what my own blood type is. With all the labs I've taken, how can that be? Another request for my next pcp visit whenever that may occur. There are enough health and age issues for me to not need to add blood type to the concern for the virus but knowing one's blood type might prove helpful in an emergency. However, there might be instant tests and results now available if that were the case. Does anyone know?
I think there is a gratitude thread on the this great Connect site. Can you are someone else tell me how to access it? I think this might be a good time for me to give it a look.
@zep I too went into a tailspin when all the rioting broke out. There were looting and general mayhem just blocks from my house in St. Paul, MN. I’m already so anxious due to Covid and this just tipped me over. As much as I’d like to be out helping my neighbors recover from what’s happened to them, I can’t. Too many people, not enough social distance and not enough masks. I’m feeling much better now and helped out through donations to groups that are able to be “on the ground” helping. Life is still good and this time I think real change is coming.
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@zep, We share many of the same fears and concerns for the future of our country, freedoms and way of life. We also share similar interests and diversions. @jack32's discussion topic left me once again feeling chastised with myself because I can't remember my own blood type. Despite all the labs I've taken, I cannot find it listed in my reports. Another request to add to questions for the next pcp visit whenever that may occur. The blood type itself doesn't raise concerns for me about the virus. I have more than enough conditions that merit my caution but it is just an important fact to know.
I think there may be a gratitude thread on this wonderful Connect site. While I don't follow that thread, I do begin and end each day adding to my gratitude list. The challenge is to add new ones not listed before. However, it brings a smile to see the ever growing list because I once had very long lists of "new goals for the year" which were never met. That list changed to a quick 3 new tasks/day and those are achievable. Smiles I'm not sure how to search for the gratitude site? Might be a good time for me to visit.