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Did you ever think the world would get to this point? That one day our world would flip up-sidedown and a virus, that we can’t see, touch or feel would reform us. So invasive that citizens, all over the globe, would have to alter their everyday life for a better chance of survival? The world we once took for granted has slipped away from the society that we now live in - isolation. Those hard days that turned into long nights now are a thing in the past for most of us all over the states.

The reward of going out on a weekend full of yard saling, gathering with friends, and going out for a hot meal and a cold drink are now being substituted out with lazy days at home alone. Weekday projects of cleaning that forgotten about closet or establishing the staple meals the week

consists of are now the most important elements in our lives. The entertainment and stimulation now comes from a long lost friend's facetime or a relative dropping off a delivery at the front door. But is this Coronavirus a curse overall? In many ways, yes.

Countless fathers, daughters, grandparents and brothers lose their lives to this virus, leaving loved ones with questions and despair. The devastation of the community and the economy in these beautiful 50 states is absolutely sickening and makes everyday a challenge of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. The virus that is crippling society in a way to accept unemployment as a social norm. This point in time will forever be remembered, but will hopefully remind us of how good we really had it. The everyday lifestyle that we took for granted, we complained about and we often mocked are those simple things we want back most.

What happens to our small businesses that are trying to act on this new world in order to stay afloat and survive this downfall? Support them. Support your community. Support love for your friends, your family, your neighbor. This time will soon pass us, but don’t let the opportunity to lend a hand escape your mind. The hopefulness in my heart, the gratitude I have for those that have been waiting this storm out with me and the laughter that we have shared throughout this hardship will never go unrecognized. The appreciation that I didn’t acknowledge a month ago, like many of you, I am beginning to see in my everyday life.

Perhaps I have finally noticed the silver lining of this virus, the people, the places and the memories that make life so worthwhile, that corona makes me scared to lose, scared to not have, scared to never have something like this again. Whether you are in my household or you are 17 states away, I hope that you at some point in this journey see this

Along  with  some  disturbing  signs  was an inspirational one at St. Mary’s Parish in Uxbridge, “Our church is not empty, it’s been deployed”.

Signs of Hope & Encouragement

light, you see the hope and you see that we as New Englanders are willing to fight through it all to have those times back again. You can’t calm the storm, but you must first calm yourself and the storm will pass.