Here in Oregon, more and more schools and public events are beginning to follow Governor Insley of Washington State in cancelling or limiting community and school events.Our governor is banning large gathering etc.
Many smaller or private schools are suspending classes for at least two weeks. My grandchildren's preschool has cancelled school until after the end of Spring break. My families had already kept their children home this week in prudence of caution of current events. My bought the school a no touch automatic motion detector faucet already for the little ones hand washing and installed it at no cost of course to them. They had the practice always in place not just this extra consideration.
My family are all bring extra conscientious. One insisting on state teleconferences rather than department conferences. His initial request was refused so he asked to be replaced as lecturer and others had no compunction about attending accepted in his place for their own monetary or whatever reasoning. ??♀️ It falls under less than 250 attendees.
Many are held in state casinos where there are group conference rooms --if you can imagine the energies and self care one might find there ?
Our children seem overly concerned about my husband and I. Fear of losing any of us is strong now for valid reasons. I am leaving for essential shopping in the dark to avoid crowds.
Cutting this short in fact so I can do that now. If we didnt live so many different cities and have tiny kids I'm sure they'd do our shopping for us they're that concerned. Reminded me of your day yesterday with your kids @jeanne-mayell
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Oh well an abundance of necessary caution and it's nice to feel appreciated and loved ?
This is a piece I just read by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky on social distancing, and how it should be counteracted with special measures to avoid social isolation. The last line affirmed my purpose on this planet, and brought me to tears.
I’d like to take half a minute to reflect on the human, religious dimension of this present hour. One of the brand new terms that has entered our daily conversation is “social distancing.” It is shorthand, as we know very well, for the practical physical precautions that we all need to and must take in order to protect ourselves and others. I’d humbly suggest, though, that we use the term itself sparingly, if at all. Language is a powerful shaper of thinking. And the very last thing we need right now, is a mindset of mutual distancing. We actually need to be thinking in the exact opposite way. Every hand that we don’t shake must become a phone call that we place. Every embrace that we avoid must become a verbal expression of warmth and concern. Every inch and every foot that we physically place between ourselves and another, must become a thought as to how we must be of help to that other, should the need arise. It is obvious that “distancing”, if misplaced or misunderstood, will take its toll not only upon our community’s strength and resiliency, but upon the very integrity and meaning of our spiritual commitment.
And who knows if it was for this time that we have committed ourselves to walk in God’s ways.
This moved me deeply ....I am sitting here with tears running down my face...and I felt the seed of Hope and Solace break the soil of my heart's crust. Thank you thank you for sharing.
This account of the catastrophe that is in Italy is worth reading. It is where we are headed in this country. I'm sorry to make you afraid, but if making you afraid makes you more careful then that would be a worthy cause.
The Italian healthcare system is overwhelmed and people are dying because they can't get care. "This is not just hitting the elderly. Young people are getting sick. Many are being intubated, same diagnosis again and again - interstitial pneumonia. It's not just the flu. It is not a hoax."
https://overcast.fm/+Xqnc-pQE0
Listen to minutes 55 to 59.
Nancy Pelosi is talking about the Coronavirus and what bills are being passed to assist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6nOT0zi-DQ
@jeanne-mayell Thank you, Jeanne! I wasn't aware of this podcast, but it is very enlightening. I'm trying to alert people about the extreme importance of social distancing, and this podcast recommends a much greater distance than 6'...more like 20'! I'm certainly avoiding public transit and suggest everyone do that if possible. My greatest fear is the overloading of our medical care system. The reports from Italy are utterly horrifying and heartbreaking! I hope everyone will do their very best to stay home as much as possible. Avoid all gatherings. This is what China had to do in order to diminish the cases, and what italy is doing now. I have a friend in public health who says we are 11 days behind Italy. I hope everyone here is getting enough supplies and food. It's getting crazy here in NJ. One more thing: Do you know Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine? That is what's happening now, with Trump's European "blockade." This is Putin's plan to weaken Europe. That's why UK is excepted because Boris is part of Putin's plan. There was a brief mention in the press about Steve Minuchin meeting with a Russian minister to "implement the agreements made at Helsinki and Osaka," which we have no idea about. Makes sense, doesn't it?
@deetoo This is beautiful. Touches my heart deeply. Thank you. One thing I'm doing rather than hand-shaking is holding my heart with my hand and bowing to greet others. Heart-centered.
My mom received a text from a friend who had recently visited Puerto Rico with their significant other..
10 days ago they returned home and the next day had symptoms that were highly consistent with the mild version of Covid-19 which makes up 80% of the cases. They self quarantined. Symptoms were 100 and 102 fever, respiratory constriction that feels like trying to breathe on a very bad smoggy day that erupts in uncontrollable coughing, spasms that are sort of panicky because you can't breath...(but you never cough anything up) sore throat only for the first 2 days, and bad achy chills and muscle skin nerve tingle pain that has come in waves over the past 10 days.
Because of The Orange Nightmare, there has been no testing readily available for people in their "category" so they used a lot of natural remedies (they have a deep knowledge of supplements). They have been improving and still self isolating. They still have not been able to be tested therefore no official diagnosis. I can not say for sure they have the virus, but their symptoms are similar to those who have gotten the milder "S" form.
I just did a tarot reading for the coronavirus—not really expecting much, just to see what would happen. (Really, I just wanted an excuse to study my new Thoth more.)
Anyway, I pulled:
Fool / Hermit / Princess of Wands / Death / Queen of Wands
Ok so at first my heart sank upon seeing Death, but after some study, here's my reading:
My interpretation is that we are entering a new area of life and are, quite literally, entering the unknown. Now is the time to withdraw from the world as much as possible and prepare for change. Avoid the impulse to be irresponsible and careless; instead, let go of old ways of being. It is clear an end is here—but a new beginning will emerge. We will need to call upon our inner strength and embrace the transformation that brings enlightenment.
I'm relieved to see Death was not the final card but was followed by the Queen of Wands, which could also symbolize a more "women rising" future.
One caveat: while I've been reading tarot for a loooong time, I am only just getting started with the Thoth. So, by all means, please let me know what I've missed or overlooked! Tagging @jeanne-mayell here since I know she's the Thoth expert :)
Here is how I would interpret this. The Fool means we are embarking on a journey, with the Hermit indicating it will be one of introspection and soul searching. The Princess of Wands indicates that from this will come new ideas, inspiration and limitless potential resulting in the Death of old patterns and ideas. The Queen of Wands encourages us to have courage, confidence and determination in the face of this change.
Georgia has had its first Covid-19 death. The Governor is speaking to the state holding a press conference at 3pm EDST. Our state has been more pro-active than the federal government at this point ... I only hope they continue to do so.
I woke up this morning and got a song from a spirit guide after I woke up...it has the line:
"I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie blues" but what I heard was "I got the walking pneumonia and the boogie woogie blues" I have heard this song many times as a kid/teenager, it is by Johnny Rivers. So I now know that Spirit is warning me that either my family or people I personally know are going to come down with this viral infection! Yeesh. What is funny is that I took the time to write the song down in my calendar like I always do whenever I get those song messages, and then I forgot about it until now. It just suddenly freaked me out as I was sitting here. I live in Athens, Georgia which is a college town and lots of students here leave town every weekend to go to their parents house or visit places in and around Atlanta. I figured it would get here sooner or later. So I am just a little freaked out. I guess the song could be more general and not specifically about people I know, maybe I am jumping to conclusions. My Spirit guide definitely changed Rockin' to walking pneuomonia, I am sure of that...
@starpath - well, maybe your guide was offering a reassurance in that it's WALKING pneumonia, which implies one is up and around and functional, as opposed to unable to breath and on a ventilator.
Silver linings...
Thank you so much for sharing this very scary but important podcast episode.
Can you tell me how to find the whole podcast for future use? I can't figure out how to locate it.
Thank You.
@Laura F.
I hadn't thought about it that way, that makes it more comforting.
Thanks for the idea I will let it swim around in my brain for a while...it makes sense!
I have a weird question.
Does anyone know if a US state can close their border to other US states during a pandemic?
I was also given a vision this morning before the songs came but I can't quite figure it out. I was shown the outline of some US states. First Georgia state with the silhouette of a cat inside. Then Washington state and then Oregon in quick succession, then California. California was shown for a second or two longer than the others. Then I was shown Mississippi upside down, but I wasn't sure until I thought about it a while. At first I was like, what state looks like that? Then it occurred to me that it was probably upside down. I immediately thought the image of my state with the cat shape in it meant I would be home with the kitties instead of work (because of virus, I guess), or I would be taking comfort from my kitties in this weird time. The other west coast states seemed to be shown to me as an area that will probably be struggling with the virus, maybe California longer than the others? Then Mississippi? Is it upside down because of more distress from the coronavirus or some situation related to it? It might have meant Alabama two, I wasn't sure except I felt like probably mostly MS? Still not sure about the message there...any ideas? Healthcare and government response possibly poor to virus? I am not really sure about any of my ideas, that is just what comes to mind.
I have a weird question.
Does anyone know if a US state can close their border to other US states during a pandemic?
I think so. Each governor can access their state militia - effectively the National Guard troops in their state, and each governor has the right to shut down their state, as long as they don't secede from the Union. I could be wrong, though, and frankly I think it would be a waste of resources.