It Was All A Dream...
April 4, 2020
It happens pretty often. A Notorious B.I.G. song comes into my head as a narrator of my life. Even if it is just for the moment. It's something to solidify that moment in my mind.
Right now, we are historically on week 3 of a Shelter-In-Place mandate here in California, to alleviate the spread of COVID-19, also known as Wuhan Coronavirus. There is a current pandemic sweeping the globe; most of the World is on lock down, too.
Currently, I'm sitting at home with my husband, our youngest, and our dog while the other kiddos are spread throughout the Bay Area and up to Washington State.
For me, it's been over 4 weeks of quarantine since I was hospitalized February 29th, 2020 for a thyroid storm. Yes, this autoimmune issue, Graves Disease, peaked and ruined my well-planned 50th Birthday celebration in Lake Tahoe for Jimmy. A dream deferred... ah, I digress... I also resigned from my job of 8 years during that 5 day episode.
Right now, we are historically on week 3 of a Shelter-In-Place mandate here in California, to alleviate the spread of COVID-19, also known as Wuhan Coronavirus. There is a current pandemic sweeping the globe; most of the World is on lock down, too.
Currently, I'm sitting at home with my husband, our youngest, and our dog while the other kiddos are spread throughout the Bay Area and up to Washington State.
For me, it's been over 4 weeks of quarantine since I was hospitalized February 29th, 2020 for a thyroid storm. Yes, this autoimmune issue, Graves Disease, peaked and ruined my well-planned 50th Birthday celebration in Lake Tahoe for Jimmy. A dream deferred... ah, I digress... I also resigned from my job of 8 years during that 5 day episode.
Remind me to create another message about THAT.
Despite it all, the reality is my mind, heart and slowly my body are well. Quarantine has given me time to rest, clean, be still and execute many of the things I hoped to get started. It's illuminated thoughts and dreams I've had buried in the shadows. It's helped re prioritize what's important and execute plans.
Despite it all, the reality is my mind, heart and slowly my body are well. Quarantine has given me time to rest, clean, be still and execute many of the things I hoped to get started. It's illuminated thoughts and dreams I've had buried in the shadows. It's helped re prioritize what's important and execute plans.
For me, it's not nearly as tough as some people say it is for them. No shade, just a paradigm shift in my perspective. I like my kids. I like my husband. I'm completely family oriented and truly a homebody. Most who know me (this is your Litchis Test) know that one of my dreams is to open up my own school, be an educator. Homeschooling is a gift from God, to me. I lost my job, have time to heal and recover, passed the baton of ministry to others - all to re-align myself vertically. So, this time is nothing for me to stress over, but to utilize this time for prayer and execution.
That's me though. What others see one way, I usually see many others. My view is not as myopic as most. Social constructs guide me, not define me.
Being quarantined has helped me realize who I am and what I need to be doing.
These thoughts, these dreams, are now becoming reality.
"You know very well. Who you are. Don't let 'em hold you down. Reach for the stars."
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