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The Fear of Shopping in the Midst of the Pandemic
I haven’t been out much lately, or at all for that matter. But a couple of days ago I finally tried to venture out. I live in Florida, where mandates aren’t as stringent when it comes to COVID 19. But I needed to go shopping, in a store where there could have been COVID 19 lurking around any corner. As I was walking through the store, most people had a mask on, but of course, there were some who didn’t. And Some were socially distancing, but again, there were some who were not. Normally I like to mind my own business and shop; the only reason I went was to buy my son a jacket. But I never really noticed how scared I was of COVID19 until entering into a clothing store, where there were a good amount of people shopping. And it made me nervous and cringy, to say the least.
By lisa speranzo5 years ago in Longevity
A Picture With No Words Says It All.....
Do remember as a child, looking at picture books. You know I wasn't sure if you say your reading the book since it was just pictures. I used to think that for the longs time, until one day I took a picture. That is when I realized that pictures actually could tell a better story than words can. You can see what is happening and perceive it to how you want it to be. For example, the glass is half full or half empty. I see it as always full of water or full of air, some only see it as one or the other. I wanted people to see just how real that is. How one picture can say more words than the actual person them self could. Yes, this is a picture of myself, from a few days ago. I had found out that I have 6 months to live but the doctors doubt I have that long. The day I received the news for the second time, I lost all hope. I felt like my Soul left me. So, I decided to take a picture and this is the picture I got. It makes me tear up every time I see this, because that feeling comes to me, reminds me of the road I have ahead of me. It also reminds me of what I have been through, and what I have already. This look tells me the story of my own life, kind of like the life flashes before your eyes, type of thing. What can I say my face says it all. Remind me of the hope and faith I had is now gone. In this pictured I see every emotion you can think of coming out like its leaving me. I posted this picture of social media to see if people only see sadness or if they could see more than two emotions. I had numerous amount of people telling me that they had seen more than five emotions. I could not believe that I wasn't the only one seeing this and I had to express this with everyone else. Everything that made my personality was disappearing and I was starting to feel empty and I still do, that's why the sadness of it all is this is what my face still looks like. It is like my new look, my new personality. I don't even know what to call this emotion. I want to know what you think of this picture. How does it make you feel? What emotions do you see? What would you call this emotion? Worried? Sad? All I know is that I promise you, you don't want to ever have this feeling or this look. If you happen to come across this look, whether its on you, or your loved ones, just love them and support them. If this look comes about that means something trepid is about to happen or is happening. Death is a very good way to make this look on anyone faces. All I wanted to do was to share how real emotions are. I know its easy to be one or another but to have this many emotions caught in one look is unbelievable. I was flabbergasted when I saw this picture and I want everyone to be astounded as I am. I hope that when you read this or if you see my photo, that it will inspire you to enjoy life no matter what happens. Also, that you will realize how powerful emotions can be, so let's be kind to on and another. Mental health as you see, can be very perplex and hurtful, so if you see someone look like this they need your help, they are hurting inside and have nobody to talk to.
By Jessica Sheely5 years ago in Longevity
The Stresses of Life
We all deal with stress pretty much daily in our lives. It can be job, family, or money-related. These are all common factors in our lives. According to a recent study, more than 90% of the American population say they are dealing with stress daily and more than half of the American population say they’re dealing with moderate to severe stress.
By Stacey Owens5 years ago in Longevity
Life being partially deaf
My name is Shawn, currently at work at my overnight job as a security guard as I was typing this and gathering up thoughts to add to this story. I’m a guy with a hearing impairment trying and striving to reach my fullest potential in life, hurdling every possible obstacles on the roadway to achieve greatness, and even have days where I want to be on pause after going day to day trying to reach my goals when they’re not in reach. I’ve lost my hearing when i was at a young age, in both ears. I’ve got an ear infection in my left ear, but according to my mom and what she had told me, I have damaged my right ear with a Q-tip. I so happened to find it somewhere, picked it up and massaged my ear before damaging it. My mom had to take me to the clinic to have the doctor remove the broken Q-tip lodged in my ear. It was completely black for the fact of it being in my ear for a long period of time. Have I had been aware at a young age of my crazy doings and knew it would affect my life in a moderate way, Of course i wouldn’t have done it. I was only a baby and babies tend to not know what they getting themselves into. I just wish my mom was extra careful with me and what’s in my surroundings. I even got a lifelong scar on my right forearm for accidentally hurting myself playing around a damaged furniture. All I can say was life must’ve been rough for me back then even though I don’t remember much of what happened. My hearing complication, left me unable to make a sound and it’s been that way for a minute until my mom realize something was wrong. I had to attend to a speech therapist to learn the English language. I couldn’t remember half of what I went through as a young kid because at a young age, your brain isn’t fully developed and doesn’t have the capacity to store all of those memories. I was able to talk thanks to the therapist, I know for sure it’s been rough. Life as a hard of hearing person is not a pleasant one. Half of the time, i would have to ask the person to repeat the things they tell me and sometimes they would get frustrated to the point to where they would just say, “never mind don’t worry about it!” It bothers me sometimes. I used to feel ashamed of the impediment for the fact that a very small percentage of the world’s population have this problem. My speech isn’t clear enough either and oftentimes, I would have to repeat myself for the person to understand what i’m telling them. Covid 19 came around, and it got worst for me. I had to tell every individual i come across to bring down their mask so I can read their lips and understand what’s been said. It just disturbs me how institutions, jobs, and even regular everyday people don’t even bother to do their research on a clear lense mask and encourage the usage of them in consideration for the hearing impaired. I should’ve have to remind anyone about this. Now, after all these years of having to wear hearing aids and later realizing that hearing aids aren’t fully effective due to the loud background noise, I’m in the process of receiving the cochlear implant (ear) surgery to improve every areas of my life: social life, school, work, regular interactions. Wish me luck on my surgery, i would surely appreciate it!
By Shawn Hall5 years ago in Longevity
GRIEF
Grief is something that none of us can avoid, whether it is grief of a loved one that has died or whether it is the grief of a mother whose children have flown the nest. We can also experience grief at the loss of a loved career or loss of health and vitality. Whatever that grief, all of us will face it during our lifetimes, especially loss of our loved ones. Grief is probably the most devastating of life trials, that we all face and many of us face it several times during our lives.
By Kaarina Vanderkamp5 years ago in Longevity
The Ultimate Consultant
“What do you do down there anyway?” “What do pathologists do regarding surgical specimens?” Let’s go back to a simpler time when I was a medical student, shall we? It was my second year in medical school and we were in the middle of a pathology rotation and I vaguely remembered it was a medical field containing very specialized consultants and soon became clear it was the field for me.
By Kranthi_Reddy5 years ago in Longevity
10 Powerful Questions To Improve Your Overall Quality Of Life
Did you know that there are life changing questions that are capable of changing your whole life? Many of the most impactful things we do in our lives all boils down to the decisions that we organically make.
By Silena Le Beau5 years ago in Longevity
Symptoms And Causes Of Anaemia
Do you ever sit down on the floor and while getting up you feel a little dizzy? If yes, then this could be a condition which is known as anaemia. Anaemia is a very popular disease. However, if you don’t know anything about it, this text will be really helpful. If you want to know more about the symptoms and causes of anaemia continue reading!
By Jivan Setu5 years ago in Longevity
