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Vantreesta 04-03-20 09:46 AM

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.

Rivercat 04-03-20 10:10 AM

My friend and I were just talking about how we've been reconnecting with people we haven't talked to in years, whether over the phone, via social media or email, or even just text.

YetAnotherDeb 04-03-20 11:00 AM

Thanks for the IT recommendation. I will check it out.

Crazy as it sounds, my life hasn't changed much. I work at WalMart so am still working. I've always been a homebody so that's about the same. I don't have a significant other so no change there.

So, the biggest difference for me is seeing the sheer number of uplifting news stories about people and businesses who are helping others. Amid all the craziness, people are reaching out in whatever way they can. It gives me hope.
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YADeb

adawn 04-03-20 12:01 PM

Silver linings:
  • My sister is calling my mom more often to chat on the phone.
  • A ton more people outside walking, etc.

Potential downside to more people going outside to walk who normally don't:

One of my mom's friends (in her 70s I think) went outside to enjoy a walk the other day and get out of her house and ended up falling and "cracking her face and knee" which involved bleeding and swelling. Not sure if any actual broken bones or not.

suzannaerin 04-03-20 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by YetAnotherDeb (Post 2867524)
Thanks for the IT recommendation. I will check it out.

Crazy as it sounds, my life hasn't changed much. I work at WalMart so am still working. I've always been a homebody so that's about the same. I don't have a significant other so no change there.

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YADeb

Thank you for being out there, working to supply the rest of us. You have my upmost respect and gratitude. Stay safe!

sherry7899 04-03-20 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by suzannaerin (Post 2867561)
Thank you for being out there, working to supply the rest of us. You have my upmost respect and gratitude. Stay safe!

Yes, thank you Deb!

bzar 04-03-20 01:39 PM

thank you for starting this thread!
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Originally Posted by Vantreesta (Post 2867506)
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.

i too see some dogs being walked that i hadn't seen before. the drive-by congratulations - on our local news, a 4 YO boy had a similar birthday "party" - and you can see him waiting in the garage. his parents are filming him from behind, and you can see his friend's family's cars driving by, and the cars are decorated with "Happy Birthday" as they hand him presents. :love:

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.

alisoncooks 04-03-20 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bzar (Post 2867564)

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 out of sold cotton fabric and elastic.

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.

I bet people are making masks (maybe for donating to hospitals and such?)

YetAnotherDeb 04-03-20 01:56 PM

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!!!
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YADeb

Laura S. 04-03-20 04:29 PM

I've seen some silver linings:
  1. I've gotten a lot done on my blog and YouTube channel that I usually don't have time for
  2. I'm learning ways to increase traffic to those postings.
  3. I've created a list of online apps I want to learn. So far, I've learned Slack and how to do a Google Hangout
  4. DH and I take regular walks together
  5. I've gotten back to vidoes instead of always going to the gym


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