04-03-20, 09:46 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Silver linings of shelter in place
I have been listening to a lot of meditations and talks on Insight Timer about the Covid-19 pandemic. This morning I listened to Travis Eliot's episode 59 of his Be Ultimate podcast and highly recommend it. I love how he turned the lockdowns into a national retreat, bc doesn't a retreat sound much more uplifting?? I will paste the YouTube link since many don't use Insight Timer.
https://youtu.be/YfZjzFFknjQ So what positive things have you been seeing as a result of shelter in place orders? How are people staying connected while isolated at home? Share your stories! I see more people outside walking, including some dogs I have never seen that are finally getting some good walks. One evening this week we saw a 50th birthday parade party for one of the neighbors with a line of cars driving through the neighborhood, honking and waving signs to celebrate. My support group met over Zoom this week and a new couple joined us bc he wasn't working at the time and they didn't have to drive the distance to where we usually meet in person.
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04-03-20, 01:39 PM | ||
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: PalmTreeVille
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thank you for starting this thread!
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last night in Walmart, it was so cool seeing all of the fabric being purchased! i am a crafter, and i was always worried that lack of foot traffic in the craft dept would close it down. i predict that by Saturday, all of the cotton print fabric will be gone. they were sold out of solid-colored cotton fabric and elastic. many people are sewing masks and headbands for friends, family, and hospitals. the local fabric store a few miles away has a 1 hour wait in getting into the store because they only have about 10 workers.
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04-03-20, 01:48 PM | ||
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: TarHeel country
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04-03-20, 01:56 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Eastern Oklahoma
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Thanks for your kind words.
I'm in a very rural area and even here we seem to be seeing a surge in going back to simpler times when we did things for ourselves e.g baking bread, sewing, etc. On a related note, my sister just found yeast and flour at a Dollar General. I'm going to make bread for the first time in a couple of years. I used to make it all the time. Yippee!!! _____ YADeb |
04-03-20, 04:29 PM | |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I've seen some silver linings:
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