It's such a serious time...
It is indeed!
This is a time like no other ~ my grand-daughter wants to know 'what will happen' and I explain that no one knows and even though I am much older and very wise (Ha! - YES!)...I have no clue what is around the corner nor does...anyone...else.
I suspect after COVID19 another virus will appear ~ immediately? No, but - I think this is the new World War and viruses are the new enemy.
Mother Earth is tired - tired of being beaten, raped, intruded upon, plundered and pillaged, suffocated, losing one species after another - sick to death of MAN thinking 'he' is the MOST important being on the planet. Do your own research ~ start with frogs and bees - that's a really good beginning.
So, in the meantime - it IS nice for families to be spending more time together, but if children are now 'adult' children, they don't live at home anymore, do they? (Well, hmmmm - SOME don't). And, some families are really distant from one another. I would love to be 'snug as a bug in a rug' with my daughter and grand-daughter, too, but that's not part of 'the deal' at present.
Patience. We need patience and kindness and compassion and a bit of intelligence - common sense will do in these precious times.
What is DIFFICULT to understand is how we witnessed the BEST OF THE BEST of the human spirit when the bush fires ravaged this country - and now...we get to witness complete MADNESS and people being MEAN-SPIRITED.
Fear. Fear and anxiety cause people to act selfishly. That has to be it. RIGHT?
Fear of the unknown causes people to act out of character. RIGHT?
I don't know. I don't have the answers, but I do know that people STILL respond better to sugar than vinegar. It is NOT hard to be kind - takes far more energy to be mean and nasty.
We know that Tinto's children (adult children) are well and healthy - some live close by; some don't, so it's nice to know that 'NO NEWS is GOOD NEWS'. There are a thousand moments throughout the day when I wish my daughter and grand-daughter were either 'right UP the road' or in the next state. MY HEART POUNDS.
So, in the meantime - I have finished an enormous study period with UniSA - largest one I have had so far - a few days off in between and - begin again tomorrow. THIS IS GOOD NEWS because studying (now) is the only NORMAL in my life besides breathing the same air as Tinto in The Maxwell House! We are fortunate because we ENJOY each other's company - could you EVEN imagine being STUCK in a space and you didn't enjoy or like the person IN YOUR SPACE???!? Aaaaagggggghhh!
And...Tinto is working on our Love Shack like a GENIUS and CREATING new ART. Out of the darkness - comes light.
I miss my job - NO, that's not completely true - I miss the 'space' ~ I miss the incredible artists working diligently on creating new pieces and I miss the spectacular hand-made objects that inspired me and made me dream of new meanings for the word 'beautiful'.
Refrigerator cleaned - CHECK.
Closets stripped - reorganised - cleaned - and SIX bags delivered to charity - CHECK.
Drawers cleaned and reorganised - CHECK.
Pantry reorganised - CHECK.
Filing completed and new files made - CHECK.
Textbooks ordered for final courses this year - CHECK.
Ironing - Oh My Goodness - I almost FORGOT HOW TO DO IT! - AMAZED MYSELF - CHECK.
Looking forward with enthusiasm to more video phone calls with my daughter and grand-daughter.
Looking forward to the 'new' future - whatever it may be - as long as I can 'see' my American family, soon...again.
BE SAFE. BE KIND. PLEASE DON'T ROAM; it wouldn't be very nice at the moment and it would probably COST you a lot if you did - wherever you reside!
PEACE,
Blanco & Tinto, The 'Non-Roaming Stevens' filled with appreciation and a bit of apprehension, too.
PS: WE would love to READ what you are doing through this isolation period, too!
This is a time like no other ~ my grand-daughter wants to know 'what will happen' and I explain that no one knows and even though I am much older and very wise (Ha! - YES!)...I have no clue what is around the corner nor does...anyone...else.
I suspect after COVID19 another virus will appear ~ immediately? No, but - I think this is the new World War and viruses are the new enemy.
Mother Earth is tired - tired of being beaten, raped, intruded upon, plundered and pillaged, suffocated, losing one species after another - sick to death of MAN thinking 'he' is the MOST important being on the planet. Do your own research ~ start with frogs and bees - that's a really good beginning.
So, in the meantime - it IS nice for families to be spending more time together, but if children are now 'adult' children, they don't live at home anymore, do they? (Well, hmmmm - SOME don't). And, some families are really distant from one another. I would love to be 'snug as a bug in a rug' with my daughter and grand-daughter, too, but that's not part of 'the deal' at present.
Patience. We need patience and kindness and compassion and a bit of intelligence - common sense will do in these precious times.
What is DIFFICULT to understand is how we witnessed the BEST OF THE BEST of the human spirit when the bush fires ravaged this country - and now...we get to witness complete MADNESS and people being MEAN-SPIRITED.
Fear. Fear and anxiety cause people to act selfishly. That has to be it. RIGHT?
Fear of the unknown causes people to act out of character. RIGHT?
I don't know. I don't have the answers, but I do know that people STILL respond better to sugar than vinegar. It is NOT hard to be kind - takes far more energy to be mean and nasty.
We know that Tinto's children (adult children) are well and healthy - some live close by; some don't, so it's nice to know that 'NO NEWS is GOOD NEWS'. There are a thousand moments throughout the day when I wish my daughter and grand-daughter were either 'right UP the road' or in the next state. MY HEART POUNDS.
So, in the meantime - I have finished an enormous study period with UniSA - largest one I have had so far - a few days off in between and - begin again tomorrow. THIS IS GOOD NEWS because studying (now) is the only NORMAL in my life besides breathing the same air as Tinto in The Maxwell House! We are fortunate because we ENJOY each other's company - could you EVEN imagine being STUCK in a space and you didn't enjoy or like the person IN YOUR SPACE???!? Aaaaagggggghhh!
And...Tinto is working on our Love Shack like a GENIUS and CREATING new ART. Out of the darkness - comes light.
I miss my job - NO, that's not completely true - I miss the 'space' ~ I miss the incredible artists working diligently on creating new pieces and I miss the spectacular hand-made objects that inspired me and made me dream of new meanings for the word 'beautiful'.
Refrigerator cleaned - CHECK.
Closets stripped - reorganised - cleaned - and SIX bags delivered to charity - CHECK.
Drawers cleaned and reorganised - CHECK.
Pantry reorganised - CHECK.
Filing completed and new files made - CHECK.
Textbooks ordered for final courses this year - CHECK.
Ironing - Oh My Goodness - I almost FORGOT HOW TO DO IT! - AMAZED MYSELF - CHECK.
Looking forward with enthusiasm to more video phone calls with my daughter and grand-daughter.
Looking forward to the 'new' future - whatever it may be - as long as I can 'see' my American family, soon...again.
BE SAFE. BE KIND. PLEASE DON'T ROAM; it wouldn't be very nice at the moment and it would probably COST you a lot if you did - wherever you reside!
PEACE,
Blanco & Tinto, The 'Non-Roaming Stevens' filled with appreciation and a bit of apprehension, too.
PS: WE would love to READ what you are doing through this isolation period, too!
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