Nostalgia

Back in the day…..will be a reference to life before Covid-19. It will be the way we reference 9/11 and Katrina. There are so many things that we will do differently because of this virus. We will not take our freedoms for granted. We will not take our liberties for granted. We will not take our family and friends for granted. We will value “essential workers.” We will hold that hug a little tighter. We will kiss a little longer. We will value our teachers. We will enjoy “going out” a little bit differently. Things may never get 100% to the way they were, but we can always reminisce….about back in the day with a fond sense of nostalgia.

Sabbath

It’s still Good Friday. He still died for our sins. He still rose on the third day. The world may still be distracted by this pandemic, but by his stripes we are still healed. . We may not fill the churches to capacity. We may not be able to worship collectively. But, It’s still the Sabbath!

search

It’s amazing to see how much people just believe what they see on the internet or the television. We trust what we hear on the news without question. We do not research. We do not challenge. We blindly accept information regardless of the personal bias. We have been conditioned and trained to trust our media. Seek the truth. Seek knowledge. Search.

Sit Down!

I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. They were old school. They didn't believe in going by people’s houses to play. You ate before you went anywhere. McDonald's was a special occasion. They had rules that were followed or else. I knew if I heard, “sit down,” I better take a seat. There was no talking back or making faces because that would lead to other consequences. Sit down was their way of keeping me out of harm’s way. It was a warning. It was protection. It was love. Right now. We all need to take a seat. We need to heed the warnings. We need to see God’s love in this situation. Sit Down!

Revive

I know it doesn’t feel much like Spring. It seems like we are trapped in an episode of the “Twilight Zone.” Life seems more like a movie than reality. Media is focused more on mortality than humanity. We will recover. We will survive. We will thrive. We will revive.

Re-evaluate

I think it’s time to re-evaluate our lives. We have been forced to look at our country, our health system, our jobs, our educational and financial systems in a way we have never had to before. We can see our strengths and deficits clearly. We are learning what works and what doesn’t. We are witnessing forced innovation. We are experiencing a massive learning curve. It’s sink or swim time. It’s time to pull the trigger. Re-evaluate.

Reset

We have a wonderful opportunity to get a “do-over.” We can create new habits. We can change our perspective. We can alter our life’s trajectory. We have been blessed with a reset rolled up under the guise of a pandemic. We can panic or we can pray. We can have faith or we can have fear. We can focus on our family. We can focus on our friendships. We can focus on our businesses. We can “reclaim our time!” Due to current circumstances, our excuses are null and void. We have nothing but time and opportunity. Reset!