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Do you feel more healthy than you did at this time a year ago? Less healthy? About the same?
As for my health I guess I feel about the same… I can tell I’m aging… maybe not as gracefully as I’d hoped but not sure I can blame the pandemic for that…so far I’ve been spared CoVid, but the specter is always there. I work at a theater and our doors are open, but will the audience come? Do I want them to? Each person is another potential source of infection. Where is the line between living your life with cautious optimism, and maximizing protective strategies by isolating? What’s the trade off between physically healthy and emotional deprivation? And if we answer that for ourselves throwing caution to the wind, is it fair for its potential impact on society? Yes, you can chose not to get vaxed, not to wear a mask, not to socially distance…but not sure you can then blame the government, the politicians, the news media, the overworked nurse or burned out doctor if you fall ill and are not getting the care or service you think you are entitled to. Too many people are focused on their individual rights, and not on what might be for the good of the whole.
December 24, 2021
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Talk about something exciting that's happening right now, and why it's exciting.
As part of my anxiety management strategy, I like to track numbers. Numbers provide facts and you can't argue with them. So recently I've been tracking the vaccine rates in Spain because that's where my family and friends are. As of next week, the part of Spain I"m going to, the Basque Country, will have the same level of vaccinated people as the US. Not quite as high as the area I'm from, but they are close to hitting 50% of people fully vaxxed. They are also opening up the vaccine to all adults as of this week. People are really eager to get vaxxed here, so I think the numbers will keep rising quickly. I suspect Spain, or at least this part of it, will reach something close to herd immunity by the end of the summer. I'm happy for my friends, and family and this community, because Spain has really suffered badly--economically and with loss of life. So I think this is exciting...that things will be so much safer for people.
July 9, 2021