PANDEMIC

UNDER SIEGE—THE WORLD IS IN A PANDEMIC THE LIKES THAT NO ONE COULD IMAGINE!!! Guarding our very beings is mandatory as we currently stay sheltered in our homes. Businesses have closed. Groceries are in a shortage and we are at what the true meaning of having what we need And not what we want. A survivalist by nature i am accustom to managing how to get by with very little. That also includes human contact.

Our minds are so powerful. They can heal us, break us, weaken us or make us determined and strong. While the whole world hasn’t been house bound just yet — we are not far from it. My daughter said it well, that if you think this is bad —you can only imagine communism or socialism. Thank God for our country.

I consider myself an excellent communicator. My original nail salon of 25 years ago taught me that skill.

Today —our society has let us get by with disregarding life lessons from those before us. My grandmother passed 3 years ago at one month shy of 101. Her childhood memories were of a simpler time. Raising their own food, canning it and eating simple basic meals from home made recipes. Their hands forged what they grew, what they prepared and what they ate.

Our way of life now gives us processed foods, fast food, and larger quantity of food. Nearly gluttonous for everyone of us, except the very disciplined.

Where did the 24 inch waist of the 50’s go—well cupcakes:) straight to our waists. A standard women’s day was cleaning and then cleaning the house again. Women burned those inches away. Meals were smaller in portion—modest by todays standards. One slice of meat ,one scoop of potatoes, and another vegetable. No chips by the handful or bagful. Even baked goods like pie were made at home occasionally for a TREAT!!!

Need a look back—watch an episode of Andy Griffith and see Aunt Bea’s wonderful meal.

Therefore wants and needs are most different. And for a fact of matter so are we.

Let us take a step back in time and eat modestly at the FAMILY TABLE. SHARE STORIES OF OUR LIVES AND DAYS. COMMUNICATE FACE TO FACE AND ONE ON ONE. Recognize human facial expression. Know that behind that cell phone or iPad is A SOUL!!!!