Friday the 13th

Today is Friday  the 13th – a day some people think is a day of bad luck. It’s a day for the devil to take control.   It’s a day when bad things happen.

Well, with everything going on about the coronavirus 19  concerns, we could think the devil is working his way around the world.   I’ve heard so much about who and what is to blame for spreading CV 19.   The Chinese started it.  The European countries didn’t do enough early enough.   Our president ignored it.   Now, here we are with a serious flu like virus that has no cure.   It’s easily passed along and it will effect the elderly and those who are already compromised with other issues.    Lots of people can be blamed.   Everyone is talking about it.  The media is using almost all of its time discussing it.   The online memes and jokes are in full swing.

This post is not about the seriousness of the virus.   I think we all know it is now.  We all have to be careful.    At this point I do not know anyone personally who has been tested and confirmed with it, and I don’t know anyone with symptoms, or hibernating.     Do you?

In the coming weeks while we wait, and while we miss out on so many of our usual activities, let’s make a list of good things to do during this time.   Here are a few things I plan to do…

* Read!   I have a small stack of books to go through.      “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins, “A Good Neighborhood” by Therese Anne Fowler, and Elian Hilderbrand’s “Winter in Paradise.”

* Binge watch TV shows.  I want to watch “Love is Blind.”   Anyone else have good series to suggest? ?

* Walk and/exercise.     Thankfully here where I live the weather is lovely and it’s the perfect time to be outdoors.   I plan to garden, and I want to walk on the beach.

* Get my ‘spring cleaning’ done.   We are being told to clean extra well right now anyway, so might as well clean out junk drawers,  move furniture to vacuum under it, get the windows washed.

* Crank my music!  It can’t help but uplift me!

* Work on a jigsaw puzzle and play a board game.

* Don’t stay glued to the news.  It will drive me crazy.

* Use social media to stay in touch.

 

I hope the virus runs it’s course quickly, and we can get through much of it in a matter of weeks.   I’m so disappointed about all that has  been cancelled!!  Not just for my amusement, but the fact that so many people are put out of work, and our economy is taking a plunge by it all.

I guess it sure puts things in perspective – and it brings up  lots of questions about readiness too.    Health is always our number 1 concern.    Before anything else.  shouldn’t more money be put into  ‘care for all’?  And for research?       This is not a political time – but you can’t separate it out totally.

We live in a world where what happens around on the other side of the globe effects us all.  We no longer live in a time where countries can be independent and where oceans separate us from harm.   We need a leader  who understands that.  We need one that puts health issues first, and will work with scientists and leaders of other countries together for ‘world solutions.’      The Coronavirus 19 is a prime example  why.

I don’t worry about the reality of bad luck on Friday, the 13th.  I am concerned about every day in our future.   Gosh, I didn’t mean for this to turn  into a political commentary, but somehow it did.   Sorry.

A global concern can bring us together, and can make us realize we are all alike.  It can help us pool resources.   The virus doesn’t care about skin color, or financial status, or where you live.  It bonds us.

Stay healthy.  Stay positive.   Follow the rules out there to keep yourself from getting sick or spreading the virus.    Keep busy.     Care for each other.