Coronavirus Shutdown 2022: Two Years In Quarantine

Happy Tuesday? March 15, 2020 is when the city of Chicago shut down completely. Only essential workers were allowed to be on the streets, especially at night. This was thought to be a temporary measure while we grappled with this disease. Two years later, we are battling variants, waves of infections, masks and mandates along with policy changes and debates. So when was your COVID anniversary? The Mayor held a press conference marking the two years here that the city completely locked down. Our numbers have gotten better, but we are still battling COVID-19. I recall that this was the day they discovered a black woman was the first victim of getting COVID and subsequently dying in this plague. My job heard rumors of the shutdown so they started preparing everyone for working from home. Literally, my last day working in the office was on March 12, 2020. I remember that firmly because I had always hated commuting. I welcomed this refreshing change and the opportunity to work from home. What I will say is these couple of years have permanently changed my life. Can you imagine thinking that it would take this long? The former administration kept saying that this would blow over in a couple weeks. Here we are TWO YEARS later and we're still dealing with this pandemic. The vaccines and boosters are here and saving lives. If the US had more cooperation with the medical and scientific community back then, the technology could have come months earlier. I shutter to think of the lives lost, but I'm grateful to still be here. Most of our international partners found this out months ago, and are fighting more variants currently. That fact brings me to this point..... what would you do differently? The length of this lockdown has cleared so much space and stripped us to our core. Sheltering in place has flipped our economy upside down and realigned our values. Being quarantined has really given me some clear revelations as far as my goals and dreams. You need to have that creativity. You need to have that ingenuity. You need to find your niche. You need to find your tribe.  Someone out there is looking for what you have and you haven't put it out there yet. They're looking for you. They're wanting you. They're waiting for you. The list of possibilities is endless. So many people have pivoted from brick and mortar to online services. So there's really no limit to what you can do other than the limits that you put on yourself. Do you have limiting mindsets? Do you have someone who is spreading negativity on your dreams? Do you have the proper support system to carry your dreams into reality? Do you have someone who has a different viewpoint than you, who can add diversity to the ideas that you're making? Do you have a dream that you really willing to die trying for? Or a dream that you're willing to live for? Are you living your best life now? Or could things be better? There are so many questions that you can answer. And if you're having trouble answering them, there are advocates and support services available. Ponder these things.  We all need to travel together on this thing called life.... this purple life. Please share your comments below. Thank you for reading this article and supporting this blogspace. Stay safe, warm, masked and  healthy. Take Care and God Bless!!!