Hard Times and Dangerous Days.

Here in Ontario we are facing hard times and dangerous days.  Despite being over a year into this pandemic it has never been more dangerous.  Community transmission is running like wildfire across the province and the vaccine rollout is a muddled mess.  Combine those facts with the new variants that are more transmissible and cause more serious disease and as a result we are in crisis.

I am resentful of the half measures that will do nothing to solve the problems we face while simultaneously causing the same damage that an actual true hard lockdown would cause.  I am resentful that Doug Ford doesn’t care about essential workers.  What I have learned this past year is that all the movies that show people coming together for the greater good are bullshit. Instead we have a toxic combination of me me its all about me and you’re not the boss of me.  I am too sad and angry to rant.

Stay home whenever possible.  Do not let anyone who does not live in your household inside your house.

Fabric masks are no longer good enough.  Consider double masking and use a mask that is at least ASTMII.  Covid-19 is spread in the air that we breathe.

Limit any time spent indoors (unless in your own home).  This article highlights the danger of indoors.  If you need social contact make sure it is outdoors and be mindful of social distancing.

I know that it sucks.  It’s hard.

I was lying in bed this morning in a general state of despair and then I had a moment of clarity. I can control my actions.  Instead of feeling helpless and hopeless I can resolve to do what I can.  May it be so for you.