The last 24 hours have been but what can only be described as surreal\u2026from all of the Universities throughout the State of Utah shutting down, to graduation ceremonies getting cancelled, to conferences and events canceling, to companies ordering workers to work from home, to the Governor asking for a ban on any gatherings of over 100 people and banning gatherings of over 20 people for those 60 and older, to the NBA and NHL and NCAA and MLS, MLB cancelling, to Disneyland closing, to church services being cancelled, to the markets crashing like crazy\u2026it was as if the announcements just kept coming and coming all day long today\u2026it started to feel like we\u2019d all been sucked into an episode of the old TV Show, The Twilight Zone.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost hard to fathom that this is all happening for reals\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s disconcerting for everyone as we face this global\npandemic. There is obviously a lot of fear of the unknown right now and worry about\nwhat is to come, but the only thing any of us can really do about any of it is\nto prepare as much as possible by getting adequate food and supplies for a\nquarantine and then carefully follow the instructions we get from the CDC. Other than that there isn\u2019t really much we\ncan do. And being prepared really does help alleviate feelings of fear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only other thing we can do is try to focus on what there\nis to be positive about. For example, my\ncalendar that was previously booked full of speaking engagements, meetings, appointments,\ntravel, and events has suddenly become wide open which means I may actually be\nable to get caught up on all the unread emails that have been piling up for\nseveral months and spend some quality time with my husband. Another positive is that my adult children\nhave decided to come and stay with us at our home while we all wait out the\nvirus threat and that means playing games and watching movies and having fun\ntogether as a family for a few weeks which is AWESOME! So you see, there are silver linings to be\nfound, even in the midst of this terrible storm we are facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a feeling that the next 24 hours will be as crazy as\nthe last as this virus continuous to spread so just make sure you\u2019ve done all\nyou can to prepare. Then focus on the\npositive. And be sure to find things to\nlaugh about because nothing will boost your immune system like a good old dose\nof hearty laughter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLife isn\u2019t about waiting for the storm to pass, It\u2019s learning to dance in the rain.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 -unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n