March Madness

This is my birthday month. I love my birthday and I absolutely love the month of March because typically spring is in the air. Other than the fact that I want to stay positive this month 18 days in and the change is real and the course of history is changing as I write this. 

I am not even sure where to dive in or whether to dive in at all about this pandemic. I guess I could start by saying my life to date from March 2, 1964 to March 2, 2020 has been blessed. I have had always had food available, clean water, a roof over my head, clean clothes to wear, people who love me and care for me, and only a handful of times where my health has been compromised (an emergency visit here and there but never hospitalized for long) I broke my rib at the end of last year, I have had pneumonia 3 times in my life and I have celiac.  I have also never felt panicked, never had to….. I have had all the necessities. See #grateful

I feel like whatever I say about this virus there is someone who could contradict me about the facts and there are plenty of facts out there (and even more opinions, dear lord). I think scientists are trying so hard to find information and give us information but when something new is released (like this virus) it takes time to study, it takes time to observe it’s patterns and it takes time to come up with a solution.  Even with all the scientists and all the information at their fingertips some things J U S T T A K E T I M E. 

We, collectively, the human race in the 21 century have been programmed to push a few keys and find our answers with high speed access (another thing I have been blessed with wifi) and when we cannot get an answer quickly I think the typical result is maddening and lately is a total F R E A K O U T!! 

So maybe now I just tell you what I came up with in a conversation today about all of this. This is just a thought, not a challenge, not the “right” point of view, just an observation (which my birth chart in astrology says I am hyper observant, a good thing since it helps with my job. You wouldn’t want an unobservant Pilates teacher) .  

So here goes: I think there are the far right and the far left humans on this pandemic spectrum and I am a “middle piddle” a phrase my husband and I use to say when we wanted our daughter to jump in between us and snuggle.  Sorry got side tracked with the snuggling part. So back on track…… Say the far left are the ones who decide we need to do mandatory full time quarantine NOW to save the world from killing off thousands or millions of people (or how ever many the far left are saying are going to die with all their scientific knowledge because they all have PhD’s in contagious diseases). Then you have the far right who say that they can’t get the virus, they are immune to it, and they can’t transmit it if they don’t have it and don’t have symptoms (these people typically eat like crap and don’t give a rats ass about other humans than themselves or they have PhD’s in contagious diseases too … see two ends of the spectrum right!!!!).  Then there is me in the middle: I go to work, I go to the grocery store, I seldom (and definitely not in the last week) see friends. I wash my hands when I get to work, wash my hands before and after each client, and before I leave for the day. I carry hand sanitizer and I am a bit of a germ-a-phobe so I use it after I hit the grocery store or when I shop for anything and I DO NOT TOUCH MY FACE! I take care of my health by taking lots ( I can list them all if you like: oil of oregano, olive leaf, vitamin K,D,A, Wellness Formula, B5, C, chlorophyll, Nucleo immune by Premier research labs and Omegas) I eat Sakara Life . It is cheaper believe it or not than going to the store and eating plant based. It is tasty delicious food and is quite filling….. they are having a 20% off on all orders this month. Order before midnight tonight to start your delivery next week!! Click here. 

I swear this is a huge part of the reason why my immune system is so boosted! I also take a probiotic every morning and a pre biotic.  I drink lemon water first thing in the morning, I also do intermittent fasting every day (last meal at 7am and first at 10am and tons of food and drink in between) It takes a little getting used to for sure. I exercise, get a little sunshine, neti pot my nose, use eye wipes to deep clean my eyes and I just plane keep my hands off my face because I am around my clients all day. I also if at any time feel even the slightest bit off I stay home and R E S T!!! That thing no one does anymore. This is a huge part of our immune system and I think something to take note of…. When we are sick we stay home rarely, we push through and go into work because we have “so much to do”.  We tell ourselves “ we have to power through this” and pat ourselves on our backs for going into work. How did we come to this mindset? My husband and I joke when we get in that mode and remind each other “ we are not curing cancer nor have to be in heart surgery” so go to bed and rest. I ask all my clients to stay home when they are sick and I actually cringe and whip out the hand sanitizer when someone coughs or sneezes around me, see germ-a-phobe for sure! But this is the middle people. This is caring for OTHERS by taking care of YOUR personal hygiene, staying home if you are “off” and asking others to do the same. To rest, eat healthy, wash your hands and keep your immune system in tip top shape so when we are around people who have compromised immune systems we won't spread our germs. I mean our parents told us to do this all the time!  All of this is a LIFELONG thing not just a response to a pandemic. These are the things that keep us in the middle of not hurting others and benefitting in our own health. Nothing is a quick fix and this virus isn’t going to be either but we come to the middle and look out for each other and where does that start? By taking really good care of yourself and your own health. 

I love you all. I wish you the best today and always. My heart is filled with love and I am a glass half full kind of person. I don’t put a time on having to know an answer when it clearly isn’t possible. I don’t panic when I see the shelves empty at the store and when I haven’t been able to find the food I want or thought I was going to buy I make due with what is there. Be kind out there to each other, smile, and share a little patience. 

And if I run out of toilet paper or food I know you all will be there to help me out as I have had a little more faith in the human race and my community (glass is half full girl!) and didn’t purchase more than I needed for the week. 

With love,

Stacey