Most Of Us Will Be OK
Hi everyone,
Sitting in my backyard, listening to the birds and frogs singing, it’s hard to fathom there’s a crisis going on all over the world. Yes sir, we’re in the thick of it, no doubt about it.
The prevailing thought going through my mind is that most of us will be OK. We may have to learn how to do more with less (we have a one toilet paper square per bathroom visit rule-you’ve got to get creative – OK, it hasn’t gotten that bad yet). Some of us will get sick, and some will die. Just like we thank the service men and women who serve in our military, we owe the same gratitude to our heroes in the hospitals. Because of them, far fewer will perish and more will live to tell. It may take a month, a year, five years for us to recover financially from this. But most of us will have what we truly need; a roof, walls, food, water. That will be my take away from this experience. I’ve asked myself the question numerous times, “What do I truly need?” It turns out it’s a lot less than I thought. I recommend reading Viktor Frankl’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, to get some added perspective. Viktor survived the Holocaust and developed a new branch of psychotherapy based on his experiences.
Click here to learn more about author Viktor Frankl
Click here to read a blog, highlighting “5 Lessons from Viktor Frankl’s book (Man’s Search for Meaning)”
It’s been interesting seeing the range of responses to this situation. Some, who have lived through other epidemics like polio, seem to be taking things in stride, being careful, but not paranoid. I’ve seen others get taken for a ride down a very dark path. To those of you who are riddled with fear and anxiety, I have the following advice. Do something for someone else. Ask your church or the hospital in your town what kind of help they could use. One of my patients, who I would consider one of the most health-challenged people I know, makes sandwiches for homeless people. I decided she was getting a free massage from Mike when I heard what she was up to. Just remember, consider the source of the information you’re receiving. Numbers can be presented in a myriad of ways to reinforce the message of the presenter. If a media source provides you with the number of people who have tested positive for Corona, is it also their responsibility to tell you how many tests were done? I think so. It is also their responsibility to tell you the ratio of people hospitalized versus the number of people tested positive. I don’t have all the answers here. No one does. History will tell us much more about how we handled this situation.
So, in case you’re wondering, we’re still open!
I now have a splendid collection of designer masks I am donning, thanks to my awesome mother-in-law. Mike has become a fantastic sign maker, to help direct people on how to proceed when they get to our office. Everyone on the staff has continued to pull together and keep your safety in mind as our top priority.
We’ve still got awhile to go everyone, but we will be on the other side of this someday, let’s hope soon.
