Thanks for the laugh. The Borowitiz Report and the wonderful satire of Andy Borowitz never fails to make me laugh of not howl with delight.De-light-full !
Humor is such good medicine and so much better than anger, panic, fear or other dark emotions which while often seemingly cathartic actually strip of us of the higher vibrations we all need during challenging times.
Ever notice just how much the Dalai Lama laughs when answering questions? Gotta love that man! ?
- all realities are happening at the same time and the veil is thin. So the group you mentioned that was able to get guidance from their past and future selves seemed like truth to me he also frequently referred to our seen and unseen friends.
Exactly! Like @deetoo, the first part of that quote really resonated with me, as did the mention of "guidance from their past and future selves." That is not something I have come across before and it really made sense to me. Love it. Yes, keep the faith!
On a practical level, yes, we have been getting a few extras of our regular stuff at Costco. I think it is prudent to be prepared as much as we can for a disruption in our regular services as things move forward, regardless of the severity of the disease itself, the spread of it and the containment of it will potentially impact day-to-day gatherings, errands, etc. here as it has overseas (as many here have pointed out.)
I also resonated with what @lovendures (I think) mentioned a week or so ago about feeling that this is giving us the heads-up to start some preparations for future, more virulent disease outbreaks.
Interestingly, I just finished watching a documentary series on Netflix called "Pandemic." It was released in January of this year (apologies if this was mentioned elsewhere and is redundant...I did a quick forum search and didn't see it there.) It was a fascinating look at the scientists and physicians who work on the front lines of these things. I actually found it uplifting to see the work that they do. Yes, it is scary to think of the prep needed in hospitals and communities to handle these things properly (esp. in light of the coronavirus), but also very encouraging to see, specifically, the segment on the scientists who are working to create a universal flu vaccine. Fascinating and hopeful.
Apologies if this is all over the place - I am catching up on posts today. :) Be well, all, and stay strong!
I've been reading this forum for over a year now. Finally decided to join when the conversation about COVID-19 ramped up :-). I have been staying up to date on this thread and appreciating all the shares.
I am in San Francisco (right over the golden gate in Mill Valley) and we are a family of six. I started quietly gathering things in January. But, that is probably because I used to live off-grid so having supplies on hand helps me feel a little less anxious. We are a bit in the center of the current hot-zone!
Anyway! I work in the field of functional medicine nutrition and many of my clients reached out to me about a home kit for this virus. I wanted to share the book that I referenced that I found SUPER helpful by Stephen Buhner called "Herbal Antivirals" NOTE: it is sold out now on Amazon but you can get it for $4.99 on kindle. It is an AMAZING book. He also has a Facebook page you can follow him. He gives soooo much great info there. He is super knowledgeable, calm and funny. He has a whole chapter in his book about Coronaviruses (SARS and MERS) and also speaks at length about cytokine storms which is why folks get super ill with these viruses. His book is a few years old but gives super practical herbs for lung support. The two that stand out to me: Cordyceps, Chinese Skullcap (different than the skullcap in stores) and Lions Mane. All very supportive for the lungs, well-researched and very few (if any) side effects. You can still buy all of these online.
I've noticed that many people are leaning toward their old standbys; colloidal silver, echinacea, elderberry. He goes way beyond that and gives super practical make-it-at-home tinctures and because he is an old-school herbalist he explains interesting things like elderberry tinctures in stores are generally not potent enough but elderberry leaf extracts (which you have to make at home) are. Also, on his Facebook page, he recommends Etsy to buy some of these tinctures. I bought my Chinese Skullcap this week based on his recommendations for $6 on a professional lyme herbalist Etsy page.
He also has another book called "Herbal Antibiotics" which is incredible.
Thankful for all the wisdom and humor shared here. :-). I hope that this small bit of information may be helpful here.
@michele-b. I love that you brought the Dalai Lama into our forum! He makes audiences laugh with delight when he first walks onto a stage without even saying a word. He is truly the Fool card energy-- has the wisdom of a child with the mastery of an enlightened one. His laugh is an elixir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWMMR3Dj8pU
Here's a great interview with him on happiness, anger, and how he has managed his own trials and tribulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I3bWqzpAs
Pay attention to this news!
The Pope is ill and canceled a planned Mass with Rome clergy today. Yesterday, Ash Wednesday he was filmed in the service with cold symptoms.
We have 2 predictions about the Vatican that I am aware of for March. Do we have more?
https://time.com/5791543/pope-francis-cancels-slight-illness/
Just signed in to say the same thing about the pope. He hasn't been seen in public for three days and the Vatican is being very tight lipped about what is wrong with him. See this article from AP for an update:
https://apnews.com/49755e6f70e35fe86493d92cae349949
Lovendures - what were the Vatican predictions for March?
Ironically, Iran's former ambassador to the Vatican died from coronavirus today. (To be clear, he hasn't seen the Pope recently). Iran has had a lot of government officials be diagnosed with coronavirus.
Helpful article by a Diamond Princess passenger who had the virus: I have the corona virus, so far it isn't that bad.
First U.S. death from coronavirus just reported by Washington state health officials.
MSNBC is reporting that the patient was 19 years old.
FDA also announced today that they'll start letting hospitals and state labs do their own tests.
Trump news conference scheduled for 1:30. I wonder if he'll mention the death, or continue to say this is just a Dem hoax and nothing to worry about.
Listening to the speech he is discussing after talking about Afghanistan - "the woman who died he said was a 55 year old immuno-compromised woman - the 15 others - younger ... have already recovered and are going to be fine - I took the steps needed back in January and we are on it and are handling tremendously well - task force Mike Pence met for 2.5 hours.. spent time with them also and came up with ideas and recommendations and strict edicts we are going by... a group of people so talented and working around the clock and report exactly whats happened and how well we are doing, very well and handled..whatever the circumstances we are prepared - asking media and people not to do anything to incite a panic.. we are handling it and blah,blah,blah... turning over to Mike Pence to discuss travel.. restrictions on travel... TYVM now Mike Pence is speaking.. from the moment we learned of it Donald Trump took unprecedented action to restrict travel and among the reasons why the threat remains low - task force met and a range of actions.. authorized additional travel bans against Iran - expanding any foreign national who has visited there in the past 14 days and going to Level 4 warning...urging to NOT travel in Italy and South Korea..state is to work with allies for medical screening prior to entry to US... " basically they are patting themselves on the back and saying the President and his team are working "seamlessly" coordinate to make sure state and local officials have the support they need to protect the health of the American people. Blah, Blah, Blah.... I do NOT feel reassured somehow.
First U.S. death from coronavirus just reported by Washington state health officials. .
FDA also announced today that they'll start letting hospitals and state labs do their own tests.
Trump news conference scheduled for 1:30. I wonder if he'll mention the death, or continue to say this is just a Dem hoax and nothing to worry about.