March 19, 2020 - 188 - "Of Pandemics and Productivity"

 Hell in a Handbasket

     But On the bright side....  I'm really getting some shit done!

         Sure our economy's going to hell in a hand basket.  People are dropping like flies with no end in site.  We're all cooped up in our houses checking our temperatures and the latest rampant rumors...but I'm trying to remember about all those things I said I'd do when I 'got time'.  When I had some time at home...

     Well here we are!  I bet you've got that list in your head somewhere too.

     Use that nervous energy you would spend fruitlessly worrying about the future of your family and nation...and channel it into cleaning out a closet, finishing that novel, or binge-watching all those series you haven't been able to (Hope you're  home is stocked up with a big box of Kirkland popcorn, my friends!)

    I actually wrote this post three days ago.  In the past six months that's happened only...well,...never.  Not even once!

     See:  pandemics are our friends!

Life Out of Focus

Is that a light at the end of a tunnel?  ...or a train barreling
down on me.

     I'm finding the tricky part is focusing!  The temptation to check my temperature again, read virus symptoms some more, or try to look into the crystal ball of the future is strong.  (My crystal ball is looking less than crystal clear at the moment.  There's something out there in the murky haze...but I'm not 100% sure I want to know what it is.  It all makes me feel kind of agitated and confused.  Too many questions:  Not enough answers.

     That's how I'm feeling anyway.

Structure Structure Structure

    Michael says he's going to add a little more structure to his life.  He's made the goal to increase his steps per day, reach out to someone (don't get scared:  just by phone) once per day, play his guitar, and learn something new.

     Sounds like a pretty good plan.

     I'm trying to keep up with my normal routines...but have gone down the rabbit hole of what's happening in the world news, in online flight attendant groups, etc. more frequently than I'd like.  Almost none of that is positive or productive, but I have a harder time than usual resisting the urge to worry.

     Maybe it's because it's almost 4:45, and I've yet to do my workout...though I've been in my workout clothes since pretty early this morning.

     I hope you're doing better than me.  Hang in there!

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"More smiling, less worrying.  More compassion, less judgment.  More blessed, less stressed.  More love, less hate."

-Roy T. Bennett

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"There's nothing like staying at home for real comfort."

-Jane Austen

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