The theme for The Golden Girls comes to mind as I think about what I want to write.\u00a0 So many things in my head write now and I’m afraid to write any of them down for fear of what people will think or say.<\/p>\n
There is a lot going on in our community and across our country right now and it has us divided worse than the pandemic ever has.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m not sure what to say about anything anymore. How did we get to this point?<\/p>\n
I support truckers and the trucking industry.\u00a0 I support every single person that has been showing up every day through this pandemic and doing their very best to get through it.\u00a0 So many people have continued to show up for us through the pandemic.\u00a0 Going to work every single day.\u00a0 For all of us.\u00a0 To keep our community running.<\/p>\n
It has been hard and we ALL feel it.<\/p>\n
It is so hard to see the anger and hate spread online.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I think of old episodes of Little House on the Prairie (dating myself I know) and I see the power of community in coming together to help each other, no matter what it takes.<\/p>\n
We have given up a lot.\u00a0 Some more than others.\u00a0 There’s a lot we have missed and it’s not fair and it sucks, but the way I see it, as a community we are supposed to stand together.\u00a0 With and for each other.\u00a0 \u00a0For the most of us, maybe you never got impacted directly by the virus.\u00a0 Maybe no one you loved died or ended up in hospital.\u00a0 You’re lucky.\u00a0 \u00a0For me I know that after losing so many people in my life that I love, I know that I would do ANYTHING to stop anything bad from happening again.\u00a0 If we have to live with a few inconveniences TEMPORARILY to save even ONE life, to me that is worth it.\u00a0 Even if I hated doing it.<\/p>\n
If I’m being honest – my whole family has just gone through covid.\u00a0 Symptoms were different for every person.\u00a0 I have yet to test positive, but I have a cough that is a bit irritating.\u00a0 I admit I was and have been afraid of this virus and afraid of “catching it” for fear of how my body would react.\u00a0 But that’s who I am.\u00a0 I like to imagine worst case scenario so I am prepared for the worst.\u00a0 That’s just what living through something terrible does to you.<\/p>\n
I know we did EVERYTHING we were supposed to do.\u00a0 But I believe it could have been worse, and I’m thankful it wasn’t, and think of all those who lost loved ones, whose hearts are breaking.<\/p>\n
This won’t be forever – it just feels like it.<\/p>\n
Honestly, I’m not sure I even want to go back into the real world just yet.\u00a0 \u00a0At least my wardrobe agrees with me on that.\u00a0 And my hair is a mess and my eyebrows might scare away small children.<\/p>\n
So grateful for all of you.\u00a0 Thank you for being a friend.<\/p>\n
Always love to hear from you.<\/p>\n