We Might Not Be Promised Tomorrow, But ... That Doesn't Mean We Can't Hope

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We, who aren't panicking at all ... are the ones who are thinking ahead to what could happen in the near future. Our heads are clear ... we know we have to be aware that things can, will happen out of our control. For instance, I find my mind wandering to the time when reality really sets in ... right now ... this is a new thing. None of us have lived with this happening. We've heard of it happening through time. (At least I don't know anyone alive that lived through anything like this). My mind thinks ahead to when people begin to come out of this shock, enough time goes by ... no money, no jobs ... families to feed. People are used to having things they want, things they need ... used to going places when they felt like it ... children played on playgrounds, going to the beach for vacation. Well, at this very moment ... the beaches are closed, playgrounds are closed here in North Carolina. Today we learned all salons are closed. That's another thing ... do you realize how many people went each week, month to get their hair styled ... their nails done ... their eyebrows done ... hair removal ... botox ... oh my, the list goes on. I am already hearing on the news about domestic abuse beginning to rise ... people are going into stores and calmly picking up things and just walking out with them ... knowing no one wants to physically stop them because of the virus. These are little hints of ... bigger things to come and I see no way they can be avoided. The longer people need money ... food ... it doesn't bode well. I really hope the stimulus money comes through for each person, child as that will make a little difference for a time. People won't, can't just go straight back to work once this begins to go away. Things will have changed drastically. Do you find yourself thinking ahead like when driving a car ... you try to see ahead at the big picture. It makes me think about when it was my time at the wheel of the big tractor-trailer when I team-drove with Skip ... I was constantly scanning ahead to know what was happening ... watching my big mirrors to know what was going on behind, beside me. I always needed to be alert ... stay a safe distance from other vehicles ... watch for the unexpected. Why? It only takes less than a second to be distracted ... to change your life. This is how I find myself feeling now ... this is big ... I need to see as far ahead as I can to always know how to react calmly in a positive way. Does anyone else think like this? Do you try to think, see ahead to know how to decide what to do now. We all need to have things planned whether we carry them out or not in the ways we planned. Why? Because as long as we plan for the future ... we have hope tomorrow's going to come ... we have hope everything really is, will be alright ... one way or other. Yes, bad things are happening now ... will happen for sometime to come. Things that will, can affect each of our lives ... we have to be strong at all times. We can't lose sight of tomorrow. I am seeing the human spirit as lots of people are coming together to help the other. That gives me such hope that everything will be alright no matter how bad because ... there are people who truly care ... who are really good people. Whatever ... we all need to be strong as we each possibly can in our own ways ... mentally, physically ... to go forward one day at a time. We don't know what each day will bring ... I know panic isn't going to make it any better ... we have to have hope in our Hearts So, here's to hope, doing our very best to be positive in our actions, thoughts no matter how bad things can, could get . We can't lose sight of tomorrow. One step at a time ... forward. We may have to cry, become upset through difficult times ... no matter how bad ... make sure you make that mental ... physical footstep going forward ... then, the other foot. We might not be promised tomorrow but, that doesn't mean we can't hope. (This is something I had to learn through the first years of the worst pain, grief I had to cope with after my son's death. I was tortured day, night with the knowledge I'd never see him again ... I can't even begin to tell you the agony I suffered all through time ... no amount of writing will ever tell you how much. You can only know ... God forbid ... is if you lose your only child, or child. Photo is of my precious son, Tommy. 11-20-1969 ... 05-29-2010.)