@rowsella I am having the same internal sense, and it strikes me that you who work in a hospital feel that way as well. Feel very calm, very quiet, and love seeing the mostly empty streets. WE all know objectively that our world was heading for this breakdown but it is surprising how calm I feel, I am more sensitive than is ever easy to live with, sad at every death, horrified by the pictures of body bags, worry about the health care workers, and yet now feeling concerned but even optimistic. Thank you for describing it so well. I was on precautionary quarantine by my county when a day after my haircut my hairdresser tested positive and was sick. He has recuperated and is now willing to donate plasma to a patient. Good to know good people.
Heard a professor of Medicine and Ethics from the University of Minnesota Medical School this morning on MSNBC. He explicitly said that by the end of this, whenever that will be, the entire red state / blue state paradigm will be gone. And that the return to public living, really just coming out of mass public stay at home orders, must be phased by age groups, based upon averages of age and severity of illness. I feel grateful to be a New Yorker because our governor will not bow and scrape and send us all back outside because of greed or politics.
3 hospitals in AZ are converting their cafeterias to mini grocery stores for hospital employees.
They will stock produce, dairy, household items, packaged meats and other items that are hard to find. Their hours are 6:30 am to 11:45 pm which is nice since many hospital workers miss the now reduced hours stores are currently open.
Wild animals are showing up in cities and towns. Wild goats enjoying free reign in a Wales town, turtles hatching on a formerly crowded Brazil beach and buffalo roaming a street in India. We are seeing the animal kingdom bounce back quickly when people give them space.
I enjoyed this video of goats running together around a Wales town, perched on garden walls eating shrubs, although I doubt the owners were happy.
I wasn't sure where to post this. This morning I received the message "as the earth breathes, so shall we." Since yesterday evening I've been feeling the earth BREATHING -- this gigantic inhale, and this long, deep, exhale. An "A-h-h-h!" As I feel the earth's life force, I also feel, in the midst of so much uncertainty and sadness, periods of peace and joy.
The other message I got was "the Sacred Pause." Perhaps my spirit guide was influenced by Cuomo, who often refers to the "New York Pause"! So many in this community have shared about the return of wildlife, how bodies of water are clearer, the air is cleaner, etc. As we're forced to slow down, I believe we SEE and FEEL that connection more, to all living things.
Because our perceived separation is an illusion, I see that our lung capacity is directly related to the earth's lung capacity. We are all connected -- all the peoples, plants, trees, wildlife -- everything. When one can't breathe, everyone's ability to breathe is diminished.
As the earth breathes, so shall we.
So beautifully said Deetoo. There is much wisdom and grace in your words.
I love how you connected the earth breathing to our breathing.
Beautifully said deetoo ...?
Our exquisite Mother Earth is seeking balance again and can be forgiving ... in spite of all the human folly that seeks to destroy.
Living near an Alpine forest, I am aware of the trees as a collective living entity, that literally breathe and purify the atmosphere ... it is very comforting to attune to that sense of enduring peace, and of magic...
The once vast Rain Forests, the very lungs of our beleagured planet, could really use some serious help right now, with prayer and intention for dedicated restoration and blessings .....
Thank you for your sensitive insight deetoo ... it is much appreciated!
This really made me laugh! Laughter is good.
When a woman in January 2020 meets her future self from 4 months into the now pandemic future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDMs7capx4Cb8&v=Ms7capx4Cb8&feature=emb_rel_end
@lovendures. That Getty Art museum Project was the best! People are so creative!
Excerpt from @perriwinkle10 (from Prayer List thread):
I am the assistant band and drama director in a title one school as well! (And also a SPED teacher) ... I am so grateful we have zoom classes twice a week to check in and visit. These faces are why I teach!
My heart breaks for our seniors and all of the memories they wont experience during this time - but another silver lining to being such a small school with limited funding - we're CRAFTY.
Our entire district staff held a parade on Monday, where we waved and honked and cried for THREE HOURS to every . single. neighborhood. in. our. valley. There were so many cardboard signs being held by our students...our mission was to tell THEM we missed them, but they matched our heart feels and made sure we felt the love too.
Mr. Rogers always said, "Look for helpers" - In this little town of mine, we are ALL the helpers. Young and old, no matter what, we find the silver lining and we remember to count our blessings.
For all of you that are feeling discouraged and scared --- Look for the helpers, look for the people finding the good too. Stick with people that hold this kind of energy. I know things are pretty terrible - My mom is STILL recovering from COVID-19. - But it's important to hold that positive energy for our loved ones as well. Banish the worry, hold the positive and surround your loved ones with that light. (And yourself) We will get through this. Evolution is a mighty mother effer.
The number of hospitalizations in New York has been declining for the past few days.