Crafting Wishes

The world is constantly changing... moving at a ridiculous speed.  I don't know about you but I have often found myself wishing for the world to pause, so I can catch my breath and maybe, just perhaps, I can smell the roses as I go about my day.

                                           

I never thought in a million years that my dream of the pause button would fall in my lap.  How does the world all around us pause? Turns out it's called a Pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic.  I am now. So, I am taking a deep breath (all why practicing “social distancing”) and taking the time to smell the roses.

I grew up in a world that thought medical advancements such as antibiotics and advance warning technology via satellites would protect us from all dangerous things.  Growing up I was thought that our ability to communicate and travel internationally within a few short time frames would make us so strong and interconnected that we would be nearly invisible.  I doubt I was the only one to be so naive.

I remember watching the news about China being affected by this new virus.  Other than, offering a few prayers for those affected and checking with some friends with family in China, I really didn't pay much attention to the whole thing.  After all, the media has been talking about Ebola for what seems like years, and it has not made its way over to us.    

At this point, I really don't know what to think or feel.  I am taking the time to take deep breaths and smell the roses (Although, not much is, yet, growing on the roses bushes, up here in Ottawa). Maybe, just maybe, I should of be more careful in crafting the words of my wish, including that I needed to be in control of when the pause button was pressed and when the world could return to "normal".  As you can tell I prefer being in control. As the world is still trying to figure out what is actually happening, I am feeling very dysregulated, yet extremely grateful to have my family and warm home in which to try this "social isolation" experiment.