For Becca’s Sunday Trees
There is a silent deference for one another, a distance that is kept, and lines that aren’t crossed, but in their sharing, they each try to pay tribute to the bond in their own way. As often as possible, they open up a little and give what they can. ~
Friendships – and indeed most relationships – are measured in the closeness of hearts, minds and soul ties… not in the distance of physical miles or even the passing of time. ~
I love these two images which I got on social media so much that I have to share them for Friday fun.
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
~Blaise Pascal
For Kate’s Friday Fun – Distant
How do I practice social distancing?
The CDC defines social distancing as it applies to COVID-19 as “remaining out of congregrate settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) from others when possible.”
This means, says Rivers, “no hugs, no handshakes.”
It’s particularly important—and perhaps obvious—to maintain a that same 6-foot distance from anyone who is demonstrating signs of illness, including coughing, sneezing, or fever.
Along with physical distance, proper hand-washing is important for protecting not only yourself, but others around you—because the virus can be spread even without symptoms.
“Don’t wait for evidence that that there’s circulation [of COVID-19] in your community,” says Rivers. “Go ahead and step up that hand-washing right now, because it really does help to reduce transmission.”
Security checks are thought to be the highest risk areas in airports. A study published by researchers from the University of Nottingham and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare found that half of all plastic luggage trays at security checks were harbouring at least one respiratory disease such as the common cold or influenza.
Scientists have been planning for a pandemic for decades and transport hubs are widely regarded as infection hotspots, with virus transmission rates up to six times higher for those using public transport systems.
We need to stop what drives mass epidemics rather than just respond to individual diseases.
“We live in dense and highly connected populations. Pandemics are inevitable. The ways we fund health science (slowly, meagerly) and finance health systems (inadequately, inequitably) are simply not up to the task of preventing them.”
Advice from Norwegian institute of public health
What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. … In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them ~
The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live in)
You have the ability to choose your reactions ~ Life, the Truth, and Being Free)
It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack ~
Visiting beach is so much fun. Our business might not allow us to spend ample time, the energy we get even from a short stay benefits us unmeasurably. I am glad we managed to visit the beach in Karwar, North Karnataka in India.
Saying no to gelato in Florence is a sin 😀
If you want the moon, do not hide from the night. If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns. If you want love, do not hide from yourself ~ Rumi
For Kate’s Friday Fun
