Just Sayin

@Oliver, I understand and share your thoughts. I keep telling myself to be patient and this too shall pass. I’ve place intimate interactions on hold for the time being. I do appreciate some providers (like DavidSF) who are proactive in screening using home test kits. I do understand testing may produce false positive tests but I am confident that they are also getting more accurate as time passes and we learn more about the virus. I have a rather small group of friends that provides me with social interactions. I too have been using Zoom and Facetime to connect to special folks in my life to stay connected. I do get out and walk and bike the neighborhood and parks regularly. I’m looking for to cooler Fall temps. I try to take joy in the small things that I took for granted in the past. I also enjoy reading/listening Eric Hassan’s daily inspirational message on twitter.
 
I’ve taken more road trips this year just to get away. I find driving to visit family and friends does me a great deal of good. Pre C-19, I would have hopped on a plane without hesitation. Unfortunately, that’s something I’m not quite ready for yet.
 
We have to take care of our physical and mental health by finding ways to adapt to our environment. I’ve done much more cooking at home that I usual do. I actually enjoy finding new recipes to try. I try not to watch the news too much as it causes me stress. It is sad to see simple things like wearing a mask to protect others has become a political statement.
 
I am fortunate and thankful that I am financially secure, loved by family and friends and in good health. While I miss international travel, live theater and my annual visits to Palm Springs and NYC, I know that it is only temporary and look forward to more certain times to enjoy life. Stay safe, keep washing those hands and mask-up when you get out and about.

I expected that losing a lot of the things I enjoyed and took for granted when I was younger would be part of growing old, but I thought the changes would be gradual, and would be based on my declining health or financial ability, not on something unrelated to my own condition. I figured I wouldn't be likely to have sex when I was in the mood, but I didn't expect I would not be able to go to dinner at a favorite restaurant when I was hungry for a good meal. I expected that international travel might be more expensive, but I didn't expect that the places I enjoyed going to when I got there--like performing venues or museums--would be closed. I certainly didn't expect that admission to the countries themselves might be denied. I didn't expect that I would be reluctant to take my usual long driving vacations for fear that I wouldn't find places to eat or or sleep or go to the bathroom. The worst part is that I don't know when or if I will be able to do those things again. I am not angry--I can't get angry at a virus--but I am increasingly depressed at the loss of opportunities that will not come again.

We are in agreement!!

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I also am of a "certain age," and I understand, relate and empathize with all of the above. I believe the bulk of our anxiety is rooted in the fact that none of us, nor any of our brethren, adjust well to being told what we can and cannot do in our lives. While these restrictions are against our nature, they have been proven necessary and have been in place for a relatively short time. If/when we install a federal leadership that is capable of uniting the country in combating C19, we will be able to return our social liberties in a relatively short time, as has been proven in other countries (and in certain areas of the U.S.). If we stay strong with our precautions, and the predictions of a soon forthcoming vaccine are valid, we'll be able to come back here with postings of a more uplifting nature in the near future.

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