Mindset & Attitude

May you discover peace & wonder - even in the tiniest of life's pleasures 🙏

Hi out there!

My last post was 3 months ago and - oh boy - what's been going on since the beginning of March! Since then I have not been in the mood to write even one line. I couldn't even pursue my favorite hobby of writing stories. Not even in my own language.

I think at the beginning of this crisis, like me, you were all just paralyzed. Incredible astonishment at what has happened all over the world at the same time. I admit that I did not take this COVID-19 thing seriously and I am convinced that it was and is a planned deliberate action and that there is much more to know about it than is officially reported. I hereby officially declare myself as a "Jerry Ortega" (Hawaii-Five 0). I see things differently and stand by my opinion. Nevertheless, I respect and tolerate everyone else's opinion. Unfortunately, freedom of speech is often undesirable in many areas - if it does not correspond to the prevailing system. But just like in other social media, I won't become political here.

It's been 11 weeks since my employer told me to take my work computer with me, leave the company, and work from home until further notice. Due to the fact that my honey and I still don't live in one place, he immediately asked me to pack my things and come to him. Doubtful about what we had to expect in relation to this virus thing, I immediately agreed. Yes, and here I am - still - in his apartment, which is admittedly much larger than my own. It was a first because we were never together for so long. It worked amazingly smoothly and easily. But now I'm longing for my own apartment again for some reasons. 😉

In contrast to many people, my work was not so badly affected by the crisis. Of course, my employer also has economic consequences, but at least he wasn't forced to fire his people or send them on short-time work. So I'm pretty happy compared to those who lost their jobs. In fact, working from home was more stressful at first, but I assume that it was also influenced by what was going on around us. I never got bored, but I wasn't scared either. I was just confused and not sure what to think about the situation. Instead, I've made new friends over the past few weeks (online); I discovered video chats for myself; after many years I started cycling again (together with my honey); I discovered meditation (under the wonderful guidance of a new friend) and enjoyed being spoiled by my honey all day. I know I'm lucky, oh yes, I know that for sure. And yet I feel with all those people who are struggling with the effects of this crisis. The economic damage could turn out to be irreparable. I hope and pray for all these poor souls. 🙏 

Yes, and yet I hope I can stick to my travel plans for September - though I feel a little guilty about it. We have not canceled our trip because we both really want to return to O'ahu and we are confident that the travel restrictions will be lifted by that time. If that's presumptuous, then we're both guilty. Maybe it doesn't work, maybe it works. Again, I'm not afraid of this virus. I'm more worried about wearing a mask for the long hours on the flights. I don't like the thing on my face because it gives me a feeling of tightness and I can't breathe well. I would go shopping without the mask and any other place where it is mandatory at the moment, but I wear it out of respect for my fellow human beings, who are still terrified of the horror that the news has been spreading for so long. And I know that I'm not the only one who thinks that way. It's like smoking. If you respect other people, do not do it in the presence of people who have a problem with it. That's it; no more, no less. Said by a former smoker.

Oh my ... I miss Hawai'i. I really miss all about this wonderful place but I'm also grateful that I made friends and wonderful connections at our first stay there. Unfortunately video chats are no real replacement. Under normal circumstances, I would now proclaim beaming that there're 103 days until Hawai'i. Sadly the question is if or better said when we will get back to normal. At the moment all we can do is being patient and wait what's coming. And further on, we should stay calm, be kind to each other, listen to each other and take care for each other. Simply 'E Aloha kekahi i kekahi' - means, love one another. 💗 

E hoʻopōmaikaʻi ʻia nā hoʻomaikaʻi iā ʻoe. 

Blessing will be yours.

Aloha 🌺🌴🌺

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