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2020 “SAYING GOODBYE TO 2020”

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2020- WHAT A YEAR THIS HAS BEEN FOR ALL OF US.  I CAN SIMPLY DO A MONTH TO MONTH ANALYSIS, AND NONE OF IT IS HAPPY.  WHEN I LOOK AT JANUARY, 2020, I REMEMBER THE PANDEMIC FINALLY FINDING ITS WAY IN THE NEWS.  HONESTLY, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, OTHER THAN A BRIEF SMALL PRINT ARTICLE I SAW ONLINE, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.  YES, OF COURSE, I HAVE WATCHED SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NEVER THOUGHT SERIOUSLY ABOUT A PANDEMIC. 

FEBRUARY-2020-I AM NOW TRACING BACK TO MEMORIES IN 2020 FOR FEBRUARY.  WE VISITED MY DAUGHTER TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH IN BOISE, IDAHO.  TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND NEW SEATING ARRANGEMENTS ON AIRCRAFT WERE BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE.  STILL, OTHER THAN NIGGLING WORRY, I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED AT THIS POINT.  MY FOCUS AT THIS TIME WAS ON MY LITTLE SISTER, JENNY.  HER MEDICAL REPORTS WERE NOT GOOD.   MY MOTHER FLEW TO CALIFORNIA ABOUT THIS TIME TO SEE HER.  SHE HAD LOST A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.  I WAS STILL IN A BIT OF DENIAL ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION.  JENNY, NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN DIDN’T TELL ME DUE TO THE PAIN WITH HER MOUTH AND SORE ON HER TONGUE THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE REMOVED, SHE COULDN’T EAT DUE TO THE PAIN.  I ALSO WAS NOT INFORMED THAT INITIALLY, WHEN THE HER CANCER WAS DIAGNOSED, IT WAS BETWEEN A STAGE THREE AND FOUR.  THIS IN ITSELF WOULD HAVE BEEN TERRIFYING FOR ME.  NOT ONLY WERE THERE ESCALATIONS IN HER DECLINE, BUT THERE WERE ESCALATIONS IN NUMBERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH COVID-19 AND THEN DYING.  NO CURE WAS INSIGHT.  It’s FUNNY WHEN WE THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE REALLY DON’T.  THERE HAD BEEN DIRE WARNINGS OF A CORONA VIRUS TURNING INTO A WIDESPREAD PANDEMIC LONG BEFORE THIS CAME.  IN FACT, THERE WERE EVEN STOCKPILES AND A BUDGET ALIGNED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR JUST THIS.  HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, PREPARED.  ON A PERSONAL NOTE, MOUNTING DEBT WAS TAKING HOLD OF MY FINANCES.  WE WERE OVER SPENT WITH NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THIS OVERHEAD.  I BEGAN TO REALLY WORRY.

MARCH-2020-I NOW HEAR OF VARIOUS METHODS TO TREAT JENNY’S CANCER.  THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT WAS TO REMOVE THE CANCER ITSELF.  APPARENTLY, WHEN THE EXPLORATORY SURGERY WAS UNDERWAY, THE CANCER HAD SPREAD TO HER LYMPH-NODES.  CHANGES WERE ALSO HAPPENING AT HOME.  I WAS ABOUT TO THROW IN THE TOWEL FOR DAILY WISDOM WORDS.  MY PARTNER, ALSO OUR INTERNET PERSON WHO HELPED DESIGN THE WEBSITE WAS BLEEDING ME DRY FINANCIALLY.  HE ALSO WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET ALONG WITH.  HE HAD HIS POINT OF VIEW AND I HAD MINE.  IT WAS NO LONGER “FUN” HAVING FOUNDED DAILY WISDOM WORDS.  I STAYED WITH A CONSTANT FEELING OF UNEASE ABOUT IT. PANDEMIC ISSUES WERE NOT PANDEMIC.  THE WHOLE WORLD WAS BEING AFFECTED BY A VIRUS WHICH ORIGINATED OUT OF CHINA.  APRIL-2020-THE VIRUS IS OUT OF CONTROL.  IN FACT, IT IS THE WORST IN THE UNITED STATES.  CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT IT ARE OUT OF CONTROL.  Some THINK THE VIRUS IS MAN-MADE.   WE TAKE A RISK VISITING MY DAUGHTER IN IDAHO.  GRATEFUL BUT FEARFUL, THE PLANE LEAVES AN OPEN SEAT BETWEEN PASSENGERS TO CREATE WHAT THEY ARE CALLING “SOCIAL DISTANCING”.   MAY 2020-SADLY, THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY CAN WITH MY SISTER.  THEY  COULD TRY OTHER THINGS BUT HER WEIGHT IS SO LOW AND STRENGTH AS WELL, THEY ARE UNABLE TO.  THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON. 

JUNE-2020 WE FLY OUT TWICE TO SEE MY LITTLE SISTER.  IT IS SO SCARY HOW RAPIDLY SHE IS DECLINING.  WE STAY A FEW DAYS AND THEN GO HOME.  WE END UP BEING HOME A WEEK AND A HALF AND MY SISTER’S HUSBAND CALLS SAYING HE “FEELS” THIS COULD BE IT.  SHE IS ALMOST READY TO PASS.  ON JUNE 27TH, 2020 JENNY PASSES AWAY FROM ORAL CANCER.  THERE IS NO FUNERAL.  SHE HAD ASKED TO BE CREMATED.  WE LEAVE THE DAY AFTER SHE DIES.  MY NIECE SPENT THE NIGHT WITH ME, AND WE WENT TO A RESTARAUNT.  WE ARE UP EARLY AND FLY OFF BACK HOME THE NEXT DAY.  I SPEND THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH IN A FULL ON DEPRESSION AND MORE GRIEF TALKING OF GOOD TIMES AND HER MOM.  THE PANDEMIC APPEARS TO BE UNDER CONTROL.  WE FEEL NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT FOR A VACCINE.  IT WILL BE OVER WITH AND BEHIND US.   

JULY-2020 STAYED IN MOST OF THE TIME TO AVOID THE COVID-19.  MY SON MARRIES ON JULY 27TH-2020 TO A WONDERFUL WOMAN I ADORE NAMED COLLEEN, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER.  INTERESTING WEDDING, BEAUTIFUL, AS IT IS CENTERED IN NATURE RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO ESTES PARK.  IT IS THE FIRST TIME ANY OF US HAVE REALLY SMILED THAT CARED SO MUCH SINCE JENNY’S DEATH.  IT IS GOOD TO SMILE. 

AUGUST-2020 LIFE CONTINUES TO CHANGE.  I FIND OUT MY DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT WITH THEIR SECOND CHILD.  WE  ALSO FIND OUT PREGNANCY HAPPENS IN SPADES TOO!  MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS PREGNANT.  YES OH YES, HOW EXCITING!   

SEPTEMBER-2020-NOTHING MUCH HAPPENS.  VISIT MY MOM ONE DAY OF THAT MONTH.  DECIDE TO GET A JUMPSTART ON CHRISTMAS. 

OCTOBER-2020-MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR IS HERE.  WE HAVE A COOL OFF PERIOD.  WE SEEM TO HAVE ACCEPTED COVID-19 AS IF OUR WORLD WAS ALWAYS THIS WAY.  WE HEAR NEWS OF ONE OF THE COMPANIES WORKING ON “OPERATION WARP SPEED TO PRODUCE A VACCINE MAY HAVE IN FACT FOUND ONE. 

NOVEMBER-2020- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!  COLLEEN, STERLINGS WIFE, PLANS A BIRTHDAY DINNER AND HOMEMADE CAKE FOR ME.  WE GO TO IDAHO THE LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER TO SEE MY DAUGHTER WHO ALSO HAS A SURPRISE PARTY FOR ME.  GRAHAM, HER SON IS CUTER THAN EVER.  HE IS BEGINNING TO TALK.  THE FIRST SNOW COMES. 

DECEMBER-2020 CHRISTMAS IS HERE AND I AM VERY PREPARED.  I HAVE DONE ALL MY SHOPPING ONLINE.  WE DO NOT SEE MY BROTHER DUE TO COVID AND HIS TWO CHILDREN AS WE ALWAYS HAVE.  COVID IS WAY UP AGAIN.  MANY OF US DIE FROM IT DAILY.  WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH GRAHAM, MY DAUGHTER, AND JEFF HER HUSBAND WHO TAKE A RISK AND FLY OUT.  YEAR IS OVER BUT NOT WITHOUT THE FINAL GREAT NEWS PHIZER HAS CREATED A VACCINE.  THE FDA DOES AN EMERGENCY APPROVAL.  END OF AN OVERALL AWEFUL YEAR BUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS.  THIS IS SUCH A GREAT YEAR TO SAY GOODBYE TO.  NOTHING BUT PAIN AND MISERY.  LOSING JENNY WEIGHS HEAVILY ON MY MIND.  

THANKS FOR READING MY 2020 DIARY.  THIS IS THE LAST I WILL MENTION IT.  WHY?  IT WAS A HORRID YEAR.  SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM JOIN NOW! MAKE A CHANGE!!

CHRISTMAS TREE BY LADY GAGA

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I really do not know how most people in the United Kingdom will celebrate Christmas with family since a new strain of the covid-19 virus has been discovered.

It is quite difficult if you ask me. People want to meet up with family but they cannot.

I really do not know how to go about it. A friend of mine in the UK sent me a message on WhatsApp stating that he was sick. He said the symptoms are covid-19 related and…

It is very tough but we sure will pull through. We have to find a way out of this.

I pray that it all goes down soon but it in the main time, do all you can to be safe at all times.

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HELLO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 2020

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GRATITUDE AND THANKS

DEAR DAILY WISDOM WORDS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS,

OUR TEAM WHICH INCLUDES MONDAY ABUH, @MONDAYPOET, WHO HOSTS OUR WEEKEND MUSIC PROMPTS, DESERVES A HUGE SHOUTOUT FOR HIS AMAZING WORK NOT ONLY WITH THE MUSIC PROMPT, BUT ALSO OUR DAILY POETRY PROMPTS.  I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THANKSGIVING AS A SPECIAL TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD.  MONDAY IS ONE OF THESE GIFTS WE AS A WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE GOTTEN THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.  

I AM THANKFUL FOR EACH WRITER WHO HOSTS A LIVE PROMPT, BUT NO PERSON REFLECTS THIS AS WELL AS MONDAY!  MONDAY IS 20 YEARS OLD, AND. SUCH AN INSPIRATION!  NOT ONLY DOES HE GO TO COLLEGE BUT HE JUST FINISHED UP DOING VOLUNTEER WORK FOR HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE, NIGERIA!  HE ALSO PUBLISHES THE AWESOME PODCAST, THE POETRY CAPSULE AND HAS SELF PUBLISHED HIS OWN BOOK.  HE IS THOUGHTFUL, CARING AND SO VERY GIFTED AS A WRITER AND POET!  MONDAY, YOU ARE LIKE A SON TO ME AND I THANK YOU ON THIS DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR ALL YOU ADD TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, BUT FOR BEING THE CARING, KIND PERSON WE ALL IN THIS WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING.  

NOT ONLY DOES MONDAY VOLUNTEER HIS TIME, SHIRLEY MANDEL SATTERFIELD, AN AWARD WINNING POET AND AUTHOR DOES AS WELL.  SHIRLEY, HAS THE WISDOM OF JOBE AND WE SEE IN IN EVERY WORD OF WRITING SHE SHARES.  SHIRLEY NOT ONLY HOSTS OUR YOUTUBE DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM CHANNEL, BUT PUBLISHES OUR “WISE POET AND AUTHORS, PRESENT AND PAST” PAGE.  WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU, SHIRLEY AND EVERY GIFT YOU ADD TO THIS WRITING COMMUNITY INCLUDING YOUR POSITIVITY AND INSPIRATION.  YOU ARE FAMILY TO ALL OF US!  I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MYSELF AS THE FOUNDER OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS.  YOU ARE SO DEAR TO MY HEART.  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU VOLUNTEER 

LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WISH TO THANK NEEL TRIVEDI, MY CFO, CEO AND RIGHT HAND MAN.  NOT ONLY HAS HE GIVEN SO MUCH OF HIMSELF WITH HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, HE HOSTS THE FANTASTIC PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, “WISDOMOLOGY”.  I AM SURE YOU’VE READ HIS POSTS AND EXCELLENT ADVICE FILLED WRITING, QUOTES OF MEANING AND AWESOME POEMS!  HE IS ALSO AN AWARD WINNING POET!  HE GIVES HIS TIME, KNOWLEDGE, KINDNESS AND LOVE TO ALL WHO ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM IN THEIR LIFE.  NEEL HANDLES TOO MANY DETAILS TO LIST! 

WE RECENTLY STARTED A NEW PAGE ON FACEBOOK CALLED, “WISDOM’S WORDS”.  THIS ALLOWS OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE AND ORDER A CUSTOM POEM WRITTEN FOR  THEIR LOVED ONES WHERE ORDERS ARE FULFILLED WITH FRAMING OPTIONS THROUGH “CHATTERBOX WALLS”.  THERE IS NOT GREATER GIFT THAN THE WORDS OF MEANING WE GIVE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVED ONE’S, WHICH IS PRICELESS.  THIS ITEM CAN ORDERED ON  OUR NEWLY REVISED DAILY WISDOM WORDS STORE CREATED. DESIGNED AND UPDATED BY NEEL.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY DEAR FRIEND…YOU ARE AMAZING, AND SO MANY WORDS OF THANKS GO YOUR WAY TODAY, ALONG WITH MY LOVE AND THANKFULNESS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND ALL YOU DO!

I NOW WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE JOINED OUR WRITING COMMUNITY , DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM, OR PARTICIPATE IN OUR WRITING CONTESTS OR BOTH!  YOU ALL AS  OUR MEMBERS ARE ALSO OUR FRIENDS!  WE WISH ALL OF YOU THE WARMEST AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, 2020.  WE KNOW WHAT A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN WITH THE WORLD PANDEMIC, AND ARE SO VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU AND THOSE WHO DONATE AND POST ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND OUR WEBSITE ADDING SO MUCH WITH THEIR WRITTEN WORDS! THANK YOU TO OUR AUTHOR’S  WHOSE WORDS IN BOOKS WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ OR POST BOOK REVIEWS FOR.  YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND LOYALTY IS SO APPRECIATED.

WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ THE MEANINGFUL AND TALENTED WORDS FROM OUR AMAZING POETS, SONGWRITERS, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY AND SHARES THIS MESSAGE WITH ALL OF US ON OUR WEBSITE, DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WE HOPE THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR YOU TO SHARE AND WILL ONLY ADD MORE IN THE YEAR 2027 FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY AS GIFTED WRITERS!  WE ARE ALL BLESSED AND THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND WRITING THE POEMS THAT TOUCH OUR HEART!  WE WILL ONLY BE ADDING MORE WRITING AND POETRY CONTESTS FOR YOU, PROMPTS TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND MUCH MORE IN THE YEAR 2027.  WE LOVE YOU ALL, AND HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR MEMBERSHIPS.  

I ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE DR. SHANNI DOVER, RETIRED PSYCHOLOGIST AND ADD HER TO THOSE WE ARE THANKFUL FOR.  WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL SHE IS ABLE TO WRITE FOR US AGAIN ON SUNDAY’S.  THANK YOU  SHANNI,  FOR YOUR WISE, KNOWLEDGEABLE ARTICLES FILLED WITH VALUABLE ADVICE AND YOUR TIME THIS YEAR. 

I PERSONALLY WISH TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE A PART OF OUR FACEBOOK PAGES AND TWITTER MEMBERS AND FOLLOWERS.  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I LOST MY LITTLE SISTER TO CANCER THIS YEAR.  THERE ARE NO WORDS I CAN FIND TO EXPRESS MY THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, CONDOLENCES, AND WISDOM.  EACH OF YOU TOUCH MY HEART DAILY, AND AGAIN I WISH TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS, FRIENDS, CONTEST WINNERS AND WONDERFUL WRITING VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE DAILY WISDOM WORDS POSSIBLE.  YOU ALL ARE EACH A PIECE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND IMPORTANT IN YOUR OWN WAY.  MUCH LOVE, GRATITUDE, AND HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR WILL BE A YEAR WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR LOVED ONES WITH VACCINES ON THE WAY IN HOPES FOR YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND FUTURE.  THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WITHOUT EACH OF YOU, THERE WOULD NOT BE A DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM!  GOD BLESS YOU ALL WITH MY GRATITUDE AND LOVE THAT ALL OF US FEEL WHO ARE A PART OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS FROM OUR HOSTS TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.  

SAMANTHA LEBOEUF, FOUNDER-DAILY WISDOM WORDS LLC.  

IMPERFECTION

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WE ALL HAVE FLAWS AND MOST OF US ARE HYPERSENSITIVE TO THE ONES WE HAVE OR THINK WE HAVE.  I say this because of vanity and different ways this affects us through the pandemic affecting us world-wide.  There is a lot less vanity and and a lot more caring about what really matters;  Our internal flaws that we choose to accept or work on improving like being selfish or disrespectful or impolite.  We need to dig deep into our compassion, sympathy and empathy.  We need to find a way to focus on the things that really matter in our lives whether that be God, our children, and our health.  Our own imperfection causes our ego to contend with our heart and pride which is dangerous.  

We all have imperfections.  We all are challenged in some way.  However, I want to look at the imperfections in our world.  How do these two work together?  When we have imperfections, sometimes we need support.  We need unity.  The world is still in the year 2020, filled with imperfection.  There are people that are prejudiced.  There are those who are still racist, those who are physically challenged.  There are those who are prejudiced against disabled individuals when they pass judgement on them. These imperfections are a part of our world and with this kind of imperfection, more flaws than ever, in humanity nothing good can come from it.  There are Those who are poor and those who judge the poor.  It does seem we have lost our empathy, sympathy and compassion for others.  We have also lost respect for others not willing to wear a mask to protect others and themselves to prove a baseless point.  It is sad to say the least.  

What is sad is when we let our personal imperfections project onto others.  This spreads as quickly as our pandemic is.  Maybe even quicker.  I am sad to see this kind of imperfection and I as a human being have many imperfections.  The ones I know I can work on are the ones such as judging others occasionally without meaning to.  In this world today, we need to practice active thought processing and be very vigilant.  Respect others because of their imperfections, not “in spite of”.  There is a huge difference.  

thanks so much for reading, and as always a comment or poem beneath this post is very much appreciated even if that means we disagree on issues.  We all need to agree to disagree.  God bless the world and those of us in it.  Please sign up for our writing community at dailywisdomwords.com.  There is an initial fee of $10 to join helping support the website and fellow writers.  Thank you, Samantha LeBoeuf

 

THE BIGGER PICTURE BY LIL BABY

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LYRICS

Protests and growing national outcry continues over the death of George Floyd
(Section 8 just straight cooked this motherfucker up)
Last night, people protesting in Minneapolis escalated
As demonstrators were lashed by tear gas and rubber bullets
The main message here, the main message here, the main message here
Is that they want to see those officers involved
They want to see those officers arrested
Officers arrested
(I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe)
Trade my 4×4 for a G63, ain’t no more free Lil Steve
I gave ’em chance and chance and chance again, I even done told them please
I find it crazy the police’ll shoot you and know that you dead, but still tell you to freeze
Fucked up, I seen what I seen
I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can’t breathe
It’s too many mothers that’s grieving
They killing us for no reason
Been going on for too long to get even
Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas
I went to court and they sent me to prison
My mama was crushed when they said I can’t leave
First I was drunk, then I sobered up quick
When I heard all that time that they gave to Taleeb
He got a life sentence plus
We just some products of our environment
How the fuck they gon’ blame us?
You can’t fight fire with fire
I know, but at least we can turn up the flames some
Every colored person ain’t dumb and all whites not racist
I be judging by the mind and heart, I ain’t really into faces
Fucked up, the way that we livin’ is not getting better, you gotta know how to survive
Crazy, I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun when they going outside
Stare in the mirror whenever you drive
Overprotective, go crazy for mine
You gotta pay attention to the signs
Seem like the blind following the blind
Thinking ’bout everything that’s going on
I boost security up at my home
I’m with my kind if they right or they wrong
I call him now, he’ll pick up the phone
And it’s five in the morning, he waking up on it
Tell ’em wherever I’m at, then they comin’
I see blue lights, I get scared and start runnin’
That shit be crazy, they ‘posed to protect us
Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us
While they go home at night, that shit messed up
Knowing we needed help, they neglect us
Wondering who gon’ make them respect us
‘Cause I can see in your eye that you fed up
Fuck around, got my shot, I won’t let up
They know that we a problem together
They know that we can storm any weather
It’s bigger than black and white
It’s a problem with the whole way of life
It can’t change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
Might as well gon’ ‘head start here
We done had a hell of a year
I’ma make it count while I’m here
God is the only man I fear
Fuck it, I’m goin’ on the front line
He gon’ bust your ass if you come past that gun line
You know when the storm go away, then the sun shine
You gotta put your head in the game when it’s crunch time
I want all my sons to grow up to be monsters
I want all my daughters to show out in public
Seems like we losing our country
But we gotta stand up for something, so this what it comes to
Every video I see on my conscience
I got power, now I gotta say somethin’
Corrupted police been the problem where I’m from
But I’d be lying if I said it was all of them
I ain’t do this for the trend, I don’t follow them
Altercations with the law, had a lot of them
People speaking for the people, I’m proud of them
Stick together, we can get it up out of them
I can’t lie like I don’t rap about killing and dope, but I’m telling my youngins to vote
I did what I did ’cause I didn’t have no choice or no hope, I was forced to just jump in and go
This bullshit is all that we know, but it’s time for a change
Got time to be serious, no time for no games
We ain’t takin’ no more, let us go from them chains
God bless they souls, every one of them names
It’s bigger than black and white
It’s a problem with the whole way of life
It can’t change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
Might as well gon’ ‘head start here
We done had a hell of a year
I’ma make it count while I’m here
God is the only man I fear
They trainin’ officers to kill us, then shootin’ protestors with these rubber bullets
They regular people, I know that they feel it
These scars too deep to heal us
What happened to COVID? Nobody remember
It ain’t makin’ sense, I’m just here to vent
It happen to one of your people, it’s different
We get it, the system is wicked, just learn how to pick it
Knowledge is power, I swear I’m a witness, I know that I’m gifted
I won’t go too deep ’cause I’m scared they’ll get me
Ain’t scared to admit it, some shit I can’t mention
It’s people who can, well, here’s the chance
I won’t take the stand, but I’ll take a stand for what I believe
Must not be breathing the air that I breathe
You know that the way that I bleed, you can bleed
I never been a fan of police
But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace
So it’s only right that I get in the streets
March for a reason, not just on GP
Our people died for us to be free
Fuck do you mean? This was a dream
Now we got the power that we need to have
They don’t want us with it and that’s why they mad, yeah
It’s bigger than black and white
It’s a problem with the whole way of life
It can’t change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
Might as well gon’ ‘head start here
We done had a hell of a year
I’ma make it count while I’m here
God is the only man I fear
It’s bigger than black and white
It’s a problem with the whole way of life
It can’t change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
Might as well gon’ ‘head start here
We done had a hell of a year
I’ma make it count while I’m here
God is the only man I fear
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It is no doubt, a topic of great concern to many people in the globe.
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ISOLATION HOW ARE YOU COPING?

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Today’s Daily Wisdom Word is “isolation”.  I think isolation is such an important topic and appropriate for what is going on in this world with a pandemic.  I had an emergency appointment at my dentist’s office.  This was the first time I had been out since the lockdown.  Isolation came to mind, because I have been spending time alone.  Isolation is very difficult, especially when it is mandatory and not your choice.  I felt like I was viewing this world for the first time.  I saw the masks we all are advised to wear.  When I walked in the dentist’s office, I was surprised that they took my temperature.

How do we cope with all of these changes?  I think, now that some of the restrictions are lifted, we will have to adjust to being around others practicing “social distancing”.  I have some suggestions that may make it easier to cope but before offering those, let’s look at the meaning of the word, isolation. 

Webster Dictionary meaning of isolation-denoting a ward or hospital for patients with contagious or infectious diseases

isolation-an extreme form of “social distancing”.  

I think these suggestions may help with the adjustment of all the ones advised.  1.  be prepared when you first go out to see the new changes that I mentioned above.  2.  Don’t allow yourself to be too confined to your home, meaning go outside in your yard, get fresh air and be proactive  3.  keep in touch with all of your loved ones through facetime and phone calls.  4.  accept, don’t fight this new world and do your best to adjust by knowing what to expect.  

I won’t lie to you.  Going out and seeing these changes was difficult.  I came back home relieved to be there as this atmosphere is what I am used to.  I feel we all have to adjust to a new normal.  Perhaps when a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, there will be changes again, allowing us to be physically closer to others.  I think isolation is a daily wisdom word that must be discussed.  I feel together, rather than on our own we are always stronger.  I encourage you to share your feelings today beneath this article, where is says, “join the discussion.  We, together can come up with creative ways to interact more with those we love including our friends.  

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SOLIDARITY

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OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY WILL BE SOLIDARITY.  WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE HAVE SOLIDARITY AND ARE IN SILENT AGREEMENT ADDING POWER IN NUMBERS? BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF SOLIDARITY IN OUR WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND THE DAILY WISDOM WORDS MEANING?

WEBSTER DEFINITION-UNITY OR AGREEMENT OF FEELING, OR ACTION, ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH A COMMON INTEREST;  2.  MUTUAL SUPPORT WITH COMMON INTERESTS

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION OF SOLIDARITY-1.  USING THE POWER OF A UNITED BELIEF BETWEEN PEOPLE UNITING AS ONE.  

SOLIDARITY IS WHAT OUR COUNTRY AND BORDERS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES SHOULD BE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE COVID-19 VIRUS.  IT MAKES ME SO SAD TO SEE SO MUCH TENSION AND FEAR EVEN WITH MYSELF ABOUT THIS.  SOON, OUR STATE WILL BE OPEN, AND NAIL SALONS AND BARBER SHOPS AND TATOO PARLORS WILL BE OPEN AS WELL.  IT IS PATHETIC IN MY OPINION THAT THERE IS SO MUCH DIVISION BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS!  THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT THIS VIRUS IS TO STAND TOGETHER, UNITED IN ONE IMPORTANT CAUSE;  TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS.  

IT IS SO SAD THAT THERE IS A HUGE PUSH FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO OPEN UP THE STATES AND THE PREVIOUS BUSINESSES I JUST MENTIONED.  IT IS ALSO SAD TO FIND OUT THAT EVERY DAY, IN MANY STATES, PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING THE “STAY AT HOME” ORDER.  I TRULY FEAR FOR MY MOTHER, AND SON, AND HIS FIANCE AND DAUGHTER’S FAMILY IN IDAHO.  I CERTAINLY DO NOT THINK THIS VIRUS WITH ESCALATING NUMBERS OF DEATH AND NEW CASES IN ALL OF THE STATES AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES.  THIS IS ALSO FEARFUL FROM A STANDPOINT THAT HAVING THE PROPER NUMBER OF OF TESTING KITS AND THE RIGHT KIND OF TESTING KITS.  I UNDERSTAND THE QUICK TESTS WHERE A SWAB IS TAKEN FROM A SAMPLE OF OUR SALIVA WITH A 15 MINUTES RESPONSE IS OFTEN INACCURATE. 

I PRAY WE ARE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ALL OUR SAKES.  REGARDLESS OF THESE DECISIONS, I THINK WE CERTAINLY WOULD BENEFIT BY EXERCISING SOLIDARITY.  ALL OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS, REMINDING US OF THE STAY AT HOME ORDER, END WITH THE SLOGAN, “WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”.  THIS IS THE TRUTH!  WHY THIS SLOGAN WAS CHOSEN WAS TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT DAILY WISDOM WORD, KINDNESS.  I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE AND SO WOULD MANY OTHERS TO REMEMBER THE HOPE IN SOLIDARITY AND POLITICS HAVE NO PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.  I ASK THAT WE ALL THINK ABOUT THIS WITH THE STATES OPENING AS MENTIONED, HAIR SALONS, TATOO PARLORS AND NAIL SALONS.  MASKS WILL ONLY DO SO MUCH IN PROTECTING OURSELVES AND OTHERS.  

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, PLEASE REMEMBER:  THE CORONAVIRUS-19 IS EXTREMELY STRONG.  EVEN WITH PURE BLEACH, IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES AFTER USING IT TO WORK AND KILL THIS STRONG VIRUS.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RUBBING ALCOHOL KILLS THE VIRUS IN 20 SECONDS.  HEAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO KILL OFF PAST VIRUSES.  I GOT THIS  I TOOK NOTES A MOMENT AGO FROM ADVICE ANTHONY FAUCI GAVE (HEAD OF CENTERS OF DISEASE CONTROL.).  THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY MEANS.  WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE FIGHTING A HORRIBLE VIRUS THAT COULD WIPE OUT THE WORLD. WE SHARE INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP OTHERS.  WE TRULY ARE “ON THE SAME SIDE”.  FINALLY, HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE DOES NOT HAVE SCIENTIFIC DATA TO BACK UP ITS USEFULNESS TO PATIENTS DOING POORLY AFTER CONTRACTING CORONAVIRUS-19.  PLEASE USE CAUTION IN WHAT INFORMATION YOU USE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.  LET US WORK TOGETHER TO USE THESE TIPS TO PLACE OURSELVES IN AS FAVORABLE POSITION AS POSSIBLE WITH SUCH A HORRIBLE VIRUS. ALSO, CORONAVIRUS-19, ALSO IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE FLU.  THE DEATH RATE AND ABILITY TO TREAT THE DISEASE BY EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIANS, AND NURSES IS DIFFICULT AT BEST. 

THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR READING AND I ASK YOU TO DO YOUR PART TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY BETWEEN US DESPITE WHAT OTHER DIFFERENCES WE HAVE.  IT REALLY WILL NOT MATTER WHAT OUR DIFFERENCES ARE IF WE ARE DEAD.  BELOW THIS ARTICLE IS A PLACE WITH “JOIN THE DISCUSSION”  ALLOWING YOU TO LEAVE A COMMENT, QUOTE OR POEM RELATING TO SOLIDARITY AND ITS IMPORTANCE WITH ALL OF US.  GOD BLESS US ALL.

SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/DWW 

PANIC

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COVID-19 BRINGS IT, PANIC.  PANIC IS ALMOST A PART OF WHAT WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING TO ONE DEGREE WITH THE CURRENT WORLD SITUATION DEALING WITH THE CURRENT PANDEMIC.  IT IS STRANGE HOW NAIVE I WAS AS RECENTLY AS TWO MONTHS AGO.  I REMEMBER THE DATE, MARCH 7TH.  I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE DATE OF OUR TICKETS DEPARTING FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BOISE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  WE WERE ON A PLANE TO IDAHO GOING TO VISIT OUR DAUGHTER.  NEWS WAS JUST STARTING TO INFILTRATE THE NETWORKS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS  NOW MOST OFTEN REFERRED TO AS COVID-19.  I REMEMBER MY DAUGHTER BEING A FAIRLY NEW MOTHER, WARNING US OF THIS VIRUS SHE HAD BEEN RECENTLY HEARING ABOUT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SERIOUS AND ME THINKING TO MYSELF SHE WAS WORRYING WAY TOO MUCH DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION WE HAD YET TO FIND OUT AND HOW SHE WAS PROCESSING IT DUE TO HER BEING NEW AT MOTHERHOOD. 

BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF PANIC AND WHAT IT MEANS NOT ONLY IN THE WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND OUR DAILY WISDOM WORDS DEFINITION.  

WEBSTER DEFINITION OF PANIC-SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE FEAR OF ANXIETY, OFTEN CAUSING WILDLY UNTHINKING BEHAVIOR.  2.  A FRENZIED, HURRY TO DO SOMETHING

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION OF PANIC-FEELING OUT OF CONTROL OF OURSELVES OR CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF OUR CONTROL AS WE PERCEIVE THEM. 

PANIC NOW SEEMS TO RULE THE WORLD.  I AM A PERSON WHO HAS A HIGH ANXIETY LEVEL ANYWAY WITHOUT ANYTHING TO BE ANXIOUS ABOUT.  UP UNTIL ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, I USED TO WORK OUT FOUR TO SIX DAYS A WEEK TO MANAGE THIS.  I ALSO HAVE TAKEN AN ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICINE AT NIGHT TO HELP ME SLEEP SINCE I WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS OLD.  FEAR, WHEN EXPERIENCED WITH A FEELING OF NO CONTROL, LEADS TO PANIC.  PANIC CAN EVEN LEAD TO AN EVENTUAL “PANIC ATTACK” WHEN EXPERIENCED WHEN ONE LOSES CONTROL OVER THEIR FEELING.  PANIC ATTACKS CAN ALSO OCCUR FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDING RACING HEARTBEAT, UNEVEN FAST BREATHING, AND PERSPIRING PROFUSELY.  MENTAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE INTIMACY DISTANCING, RACING PULSE.  

I FIND MYSELF FEELING PANIC COME ON WORSE THAN EVER.  I HAVE HAD PANICKY FEELINGS BEFORE, BUT NOW, I REALIZE IT IS EASIER TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF AND STAY INDOORS THAN IT WILL EVER BE TO START THINGS UP AGAIN.  WE CAN NEVER FORGET WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS PANDEMIC.  WE ARE MUCH CLOSER TO THE NEXT ONE THAN WE KNOW.  THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN. BE PREPARED FOR IT, IF WE PLAN FOR IT, NOW.  PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET US KNOW IF YOUR FEELING THIS WAY AS WELL WHERE IS SAYS JOIN THE DISCUSSION BELOW.  

SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/DWW

 

 

 

WARNINGS

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WARNINGS WILL BE OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY.  WE GET WARNINGS, BUT SOMETIMES, WE MAKE A CHOICE.  WE DON’T TAKE THESE WARNINGS SERIOUSLY.  WARNINGS IN FACT, WITH AN NUMBER OF SITUATIONS ARE GIVEN THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES BUT TO RECEIVE THEM, WER MUST BE TUNED IN.  IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE A TELEVISION SET AND A REMOTE CONTROL.  IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE REMOTE CONTROL TUNED IN TO THE STATION YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING, YOU WILL NOT SEE THE PROGRAM YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING TO SEE THE NECESSARY WARNING SIGNS YOU NEED TO SEE.  

IT IS SAD LIFE HAS TO BE FULL OF WARNINGS.  SOMETIMES, THESE WARNINGS WE SIMPLY DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO.  WE HAD WARNINGS SO MUCH EARLIER ABOUT A  PANDEMIC BEING INEVITABLE AND THE STOCKPILE  IS AN INDICATOR OF THIS.  PRESIDENT TRUMP TRIED BLAMED THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENCY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT STOCKPILE WAS COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY. A REPORTER POINTED OUT HE HAS HELD THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE 31/2 YEARS AND SHOULD TAKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.  RATHER THAN DO THIS, PRESIDENT TRUMP INSTEAD, SHIFTED THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THE  GOVERNMENT STOCKPILE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR, SAYING THAT “IT WAS THERE AS A LAST RESORT, AND IT WAS NOT THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES ON A FIRST OPTION BASIS.” HE ALSO MENTIONED THE GOVERNMENTS STOCKPILE SHOULD BE USED AS A BACKUP OPTION AND NOT A MAIN ONE. 

BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSTER DEFINITION OF THE DAILY WISDOM WORDS DEFINITION OF WARNING’S AND THE WEBSTER DEFINITION.  

WEBSTER DICTIONARY MEANING OF WARNINGS-1.  A STATEMENT OR EVENT THAT INDICATES A. POSSIBLE OR IMPENDING DANGER, PROBLEM OR OTHER UNPLEASANT SITUATION.  2.  CAUTIONARY ADVICE  3.  AN EXPERIENCE OR SIGHT THAT SERVES AS A CAUTIONARY EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION-A SIGNAL THAT PREEMPTS TROUBLE OF SOME KIND.  2.  A SIGNAL GIVEN FROM OUR MIND AND BODY THAT WE ARE IN SOME WAY HEADED TOWARDS SOME KIND OF ISSUE OR POTENTIAL PROBLEM.  

WARNINGS WERE SHOWN IN MANY WAYS TO US ABOUT THE COVID-19 VIRUS WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW.  BEFORE THE PUBLIC KNEW OF THIS, A PARTICULAR VIRUS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED.  THE VIRUS STARTED OUT WITH ONE CASE IN WAUN, CHINA, AND IT WAS TOO LATE.  RECORDS INDICATE THERE WAS A MEETING WITH OFFICIALS HELD IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, 2019 DOING A DRY RUN TO SEE HOW WE WOULD HANDLE A PANDEMIC AND WE FAILED MISERABLY.  THE PRESIDENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INFORMATION AND GOT FURIOUS ABOUT THE MEETING AND PREDICTIONS.  HE BASICALLY IGNORED THE SITUATION, CHOOSING TO PUT OFF SHARING ANY OF THE NEW FOUND INFORMATION WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE ONLY RECEIVED THE INFORMATION HE WAS GIVEN TWO MONTHS PRIOR, AS IT WAS ALREADY HAPPENING,  LEAVING US WITH LITTLE OR NO TIME TO PREPARE.  

HE THEN PLACED OUR VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF SITUATION, AND COMMANDED HIS “TROOP” BACK DOWN SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.  I DON’T THINK IT IS FAIR TO PLACE ALL THE BLAME ON “ONE INDIVIDUAL” WHEN SO MANY OF THE TOP OFFICIALS COULD HAVE MADE CHANGES ALTERNATIVELY IN PLACE OF TRUMP’S OPINION, BUT CHOSE NOT TO DO SO.  I CERTAINLY DON’T REMEMBER READING MUCH, IF ANYTHING IN NEWSPAPERS ABOUT A PANDEMIC IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER.  THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MENTION OF IT, BUT IN SUCH A SMALL WAY, PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, DIDN’T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY OR KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT AT ALL.  THIS EXPLAINS WHY WE ARE JUST RECENTLY DID WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE, WHICH WAS BEGIN THE MITIGATION PHASE OF A WORLD VIRAL ATTACK , AND “SOCIAL DISTANCING” NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO STOP THE DISEASE FROM SPREADING.  THIS IS NORMALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN STAGE TWO OF DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC, BUT WE WERE SO FAR INTO IT, WE FOUND OURSELVES SKIPPING OVER STAGE ONE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN EDUCATING AND WARNING THE PUBLIC OF THE CURRENT SITUATION.  I DON’T BELIEVE IN LOOKING BACKWARDS.  WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS DONE.  MY WHOLE POINT IN BRINGING THIS UP IS THE WARNING SIGNS WERE THERE, PRELIMINARILY.  I FIRMLY BELIEVE, IN ABOUT 95% OF CASES OF TROUBLE, THE WARNING SIGNS ARE ALWAYS THERE, WHETHER IT BE A PERSONAL THREAT OR A PUBLIC ONE.  WE CHOOSE NOT TO SEE THEM EVEN WHEN ALARM BELLS ARE GOING OFF INSIDE OF US, OR IN THE WORLD AROUND US.  

ALL OF THIS IS MY PARTICULAR THOUGHT PROCESS AND WRITING IT FOR YOU TO READ IS MY WAY OF “STIMULATING OUR THINKING”, SO MAYBE NEXT TIME, WE CATCH THE WARNING AND PAY ATTENTION TO IT AND THE SIGNS WE WILL HAVE WARNINGS OF, BUT INSTEAD, WE  MAKE A CHOICE TO PAY ATTENTION.  GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND HAPPY EASTER…SAMANTHA

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VARIATIONS

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VARIATIONS IS OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY.  WE DON’T ALWAYS EXPECT VARIATIONS.  WE FEEL THAT LIKE WILL GO ON THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN, BUT CHANGE OR VARIATION IS A PART OF LIFE.  IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME WHAT I WOULD BE DOING AS RECENTLY AS A MONTH AGO, THE LAST ANSWER I WOULD GIVE YOU IS I WOULD BE IN QUARANTINE FOR A PANDEMIC.  HOWEVER, VARIATION AND CHANGE ARE A PART OF LIFE, AND MOST OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN WE LEAST EXPECT IT.  UNEXPECTED AND ONCE IN A LIFETIME VARIATIONS, EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, ARE A PART OF LIFE AND MANY TIMES, WE DON’T CONTROL WHAT THOSE VARIATIONS ARE.  

A VARIATION IN LIFE LIKE THIS PANDEMIC, IS THE LAST THING I WOULD SUSPECT.  I WATCH LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF ALL PLACES, THE WORLDS SUPPOSED “SUPER POWER” AS WE HAVE BECOME THE LARGEST AROUND THE WORLD FOR CONTRACTION RATES OF COVID-19.  I DON’T QUITE UNDERSTAND THIS VARIATION BUT SHOULD AS I WAS UNEDUCATED ABOUT A PANDEMIC BEING WARNED OF BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.  I ALSO DID NOT EVEN HEAR ABOUT THE FIRST CASE IN WAUN, CHINA ON THE NEWS.  I AM NOT A NEWS MONGER.  I DO WATCH IT OCCASIONALLY BUT CHINA SEEMS SO FAR AWAY AND WE WERE NOT GETTING THE CORRECT NUMBERS OF CASES COMING FROM CHINA.  NOW IT IS 7 WEEKS LATER AND HERE IS WHERE WE ARE.  WE ARE FAR FROM PREPARED FOR THIS PANDEMIC, AS MASKS INTENDED FOR NURSES AND DOCTORS TO BE WORN ONLY ONCE AND DISPOSED OF, ARE NOW BEING USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS WE SIMPLY WERE NOT PREPARED AS A NATION FOR THIS CHANGE OR VARIATION IN OUR POPULATION.

THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS CAST BLAME WHEN UNCONTROLLABLE CHANGES OR VARIATIONS HAPPEN.  I DO BELIEVE WE ARE ALL CULPABLE IN SOME WAY FROM OUR PRESIDENT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LINE TO MYSELF FOR REMAINING UNEDUCATED ABOUT A PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN WARNED OF FOR THE LAST FIVE TO TEN YEARS.  LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF VARIANCES BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER.  

WEBSTER DEFINITION OF VARIANCES-1.  THE FACT OR QUALITY OF BEING DIFFERENT, DIVERGENT OR INCONSISTENT.  2.  ANYTHING ABOVE A STANDARD DEVIATION.  

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION-CHANGES THAT HAPPEN, SOMETIMES VERY SLOW WHICH AFFECT OUR LIVES.  

AS YOU OFTEN SEE ME WRITE, WE CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST, WE CAN ALTER THE FUTURE BY LEARNING FROM THE PAST BUT CERTAINLY DON’T FULLY CONTROL IT.  VARIATIONS ARE THESE VERY ALTERATIONS FROM A NORMAL PATTERN OF LIFE AND WE ARE ALL LIVING WITH A VERY TERRIFYING VARIATION.  WHAT CAN WE DO DO PROTECT OURSELVES, AND HELP OTHERS WITH THE CURRENT PANDEMIC?

  1.  HELP OTHERS.  WHEN WE FEEL DOWN OURSELVES, WE CAN REACH OUT TO LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS AND GIVE SUPPORT AND LOVE THROUGH THE WAYS WE ARE ABLE.  CALL THEM.  FACETIME THEM.  REASSURE THEM.  MOST OF ALL, UNDERSTAND AND OFFER COMFORT AND EMPATHY.  
  2.   FOLLOW THE RULES.  SOMETIMES WE THINK WE ARE ABOVE THIS.  HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT, ESPECIALLY IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS
  3.   MAKE CHANGES WE COULD HAVE MADE ALREADY TO ADAPT TO THESE VARIANCES IN OUR LIVES.  DONATE TO RESEARCH IF POSSIBLE.  GO ON FACEBOOK AND START A FUNDRAISER OR CAMPAIGN IT YOU ARE NOT IN A FINANCIAL SITUATION TO DONATE ALONE.  EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS GET THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY THE SUPPLIES IT NEEDS, OR HELPS WITH RESEARCH OR HELPS PAY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE AND COPING MECHANISMS OFFERED BY PSYCHIATRISTS, COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS THAT ARE NEEDED NOW AND WILL BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.  
  4.  TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST SO YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OTHERS.  IT IS KIND OF LIKE BEING ON AN AIRPLANE.  THEY RECOMMEND PLACING AN OXYGEN MASK ON OURSELVES FIRST, THEN PLACE A MASK OTHERS AROUND YOU.  EAT PROPERLY, GET ENOUGH SLEEP AND STICK TO ROUTINES YOU ARE ABLE TO INCLUDING EXERCISE AND JOURNAL.  TALK TO OTHERS WHEN YOU ARE NOT FEELING MENTALLY STABLE WITH THE ISOLATION THAT BUILDS OVER TIME SPENT IN ONE PLACE.  
  5. APPRECIATE THE SMALLER THINGS IN LIFE.  IF YOU ARE ABLE, PICK UP YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY OR CRAFT YOU ENJOYED BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR UNTIL NOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.  
  6.   STAY EDUCATED WITH THE NEWS AND UP TO DATE BUT DO NOT DWELL OR CONSUME YOURSELF WITH IT.  MODERATION IS THE KEY.  TAKE IN THE AMOUNT YOU EMOTIONALLY AND MENTALLY CAN COPE WITH, THEN GET YOUR MIND OFF OF IT.  UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE YOU PERSONALLY CAN DO WITHOUT HURTING YOURSELF, YOU CAN’T DWELL ON THIS OR OBSESS OVER IT.  YOU WILL DRIVE YOURSELF CRAZY. 

THANK YOU FOR READING ABOUT VARIANCE AND CHANGE IN OUR LIVES.  WE DO OFFER COUNSELING AND OTHERS TO TALK TO COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL WITH DAILY WISDOM WORDS, A PREMIER WRITING COMMUNITY.  WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.  LET US HELP.  YOU IN TURN, HELP US AS WE REACH OUT TO HELP YOU.  IT IS $5 TO JOIN AND THE COUNSELING IS FREE.  WE ASK FOR DONATIONS TO GIVE TO UNICEF FOR OTHERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS GLOBALLY.  DO YOUR PART WHETHER YOU DO IT THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR THE WHO.  (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) OR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING.  COMMENTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED SO START THE DIALOGUE.  THIS WILL HELP YOU AND OTHERS BY REALIZING YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS.  THANK YOU, SAMANTHA LEBOEUF/FOUNDER, DAILY WISDOM WORDS

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HYSTERIA

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Our Daily Wisdom Word today is hysteria.  What does it mean to suffer from hysteria?  at one point in history, it was considered to be a controversial mental disease more prominent in women versus men.  Now, we define hysteria with a broader definition, a psychological disorder.  Let us take a look at the Webster definition of hysteria, and the daily wisdom words definition.

Webster Definition of Hysteria-1.  exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitemen/panic, especially among a group of people also known as mass-hysteria.

Daily Wisdom Words Definition-Fear, exaggerated, especially with a group of people who heighten the perception of something, otherwise known as “mass hysteria”.

I chose this Daily Wisdom Word today due to our newscasts and the fear we all are feeling about the Coronavirus.  Do not mistake my article as a way to play down the facts of this terrible virus that continues to spread and take the life of many elderly individuals, now classified as a pandemic. The Coronavirus-19 is also spread from animal to human.  The Coronavirus-19 is causing fear and sometimes, panic. Many store shelves are empty with limited supplies of toilet paper, meats, hand sanitizer and cold remedies.  Individuals, such as my daughter, daughter-in-law to be, and son-in-law/son are either guaranteed to stay home, or limited to how often they can go to their workplace.  All teachers are being asked to do their teaching remotely, or classes are canceled.  We are being told by our own President and leaders that we should self-isolate, getting out as little as possible.

If I am honest, my greatest fear is that we do not seem to be close to a cure.  Viruses mutate easily, and my second greatest fear is the “New Coronavirus-20, as it is being called, has no reported cases, but logic tells us there will be.  All I am asking from us is we focus only on the facts of this pandemic.  The major loss of life occurs in elderly individuals, but still, the death rate from this horrible virus is less than 3% when calculated from the number of reported cases.  I feel 97% well rate after getting this virus is something positive we can focus on.  

Hysteria in one person can be dealt with.  However, when hysteria becomes mass-hysteria spreading faster than the virus itself, we know we are possibly exaggerating the facts of this.  It does not help that the news and media seem intent on focusing on it.  Fear and Panic is spreading, as we see hand sanitizers sold out, and mass buying of certain necessary products.  This is a necessary precaution to keep hand sanitizers on hand.  More effectively however is simply washing your hands as much as possible for at least 20 seconds at home or in a public place or high-risk environment. Another unique thing about this particular virus is it lives on the surface of anything including countertops and floors temporarily.  The incubation period before symptoms begin to show is as long as 14 days.  Some individuals, NOT in the high risk group are not showing symptoms or disguised as a common cold, still test positive for this virus.  We do NOT have enough test kits for the illness which means only patients exhibiting symptoms are getting tested.  Logic tells us from this that our numbers of people having the virus may not be correct.  These are the FACTS.  My acronym for F-A-C-T -sis F-ocus A-bout C-entering on T-ruth 

Am I scared?  ABSOLUTELY!  I think this is normal.  As borders close around the world, with my daughter and husband and son and fiancee planning to head to Jamaica next weekend, I worry for them.  My mother, who is 80 years old is out every day either going to appointments or going to the grocery store or shopping.  I fear for her.  I find myself fearful to fly and fearful to go to the public gym.  I worry that my partner, who is around the public every day will develop the virus.  I feel also, this will get worse before it gets better.  Don’t misunderstand this post.  There is a reason to be scared.  However, we cannot allow FEAR to be the ruling factor in our life.  We must continue to live.  I am weak sometimes with fear, and my words are then only in my wisdom, not in my actions.  I find myself being more terrified of fear and panic than the virus itself.  

Educate yourself about the facts.  Control monitoring the news every second of the day and articles about this should be read as a way to educate, more so than produce fear or dwell on the virus.  Focus on 97%. get-well ratio.  Remember:  We cannot control this virus.  All we DO control is managing realism versus hysteria.  We can control the moderation of education when we find ourselves obsessing over this terrible illness.  Thanks so much for reading today.  To “get the facts”  visit WHO’s Website at https://www.who-int.  Also visit:  The Center for Disease Control, https://www.cdc.gov.

Thank you for reading today.  I hope we all follow the best path towards containment, precautions and knowledge.  Knowledge is power.  Fear is weakness.  We get to choose which road to go down.

Samantha Leboeuf/Daily Wisdom Words