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ve done a lot of writing. As a matter of fact, I challenged myself to write every day in the month of May. I’ve been doing a lot of hiking. We have 3 1/2 acres on our property and I’ve done a lot of walking around the property by myself with my dogs.</li><li><b>Will you come out of lockdown heavier or lighter? </b>I might break even. My wife and I are about to begin Trim Healthy Mama. We’ve done it before and loved how it made us feel.</li><li><b>What resource has helped you the most during the lockdown? </b>That would probably be the internet. Whether it’s on my computer or my phone, it’s allowed me to do work but also to stay in touch with friends and family. I was already using Zoom. It’s been a great tool. I’ve also made connections on Medium with most coming in Illumination.</li><li><b>What is your top tip for other people in lockdown right now? </b>I would say if you haven’t discovered this about yourself yet, I think you will realize you’re probably more resilient than you give yourself credit for. Hang in there. But if you need to reach out to others, make sure and do it.</li><li><b>How has lockdown changed you? </b>I’m probably more focused on my writing. I’ve heard people say they’re bored but I’ve been working harder now than I was before this lockdown started. I have received a lot of encouragement from other writers. I know for sure that I want to get my online business humming.</li><li><b>If you were to leave a ‘message in a bottle’ for the future, what would you say? </b>It would probably be something similar to <a href="https://readmedium.com/take-charge-of-adversity-808bfdc638de">this story</a> I wrote. I believe we can learn to see the silver linings in the dark clouds of despair.</li></ol><div id="5fab" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/take-charge-of-adversity-808bfdc638de"> <div> <div> <h2>Take Charge of Adversity?</h2> <div><h3>3 steps to help you take charge of adversity</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rB0vwS42LD-vmjxV7dWaaA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a885"><b>I couldn’t end this story without including an acronym. From the first word in the title, here is my acronym for HOPE.</b></p><p id="d31e">H ealing</p><p id="be00">O ptimism</p><p id="6796">P erseverance</p><p id="82db">E ncouragement</p><p id="7710">Here is <a href="undefined">Michele Thill</a>’s article that prompted me.</p><div id="2f87" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/q-a-making-sense-of-lockdown-8624271c4551"> <div> <div> <h2>Q&A: Making Sense of Lockdown</h2> <div><h3>My Self Discovery During Spring of 2020</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*brEl3-A7wzsOzntUFg6vKA.jpeg)"></div>

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    </div><p id="753a">I will conclude by tagging the people Michele included and add some names of my own to nudge them to take part in this challenge.</p><p id="3db9">And some of the other fabulous writers who have already taken the challenge: <a href="undefined">Amy Marley</a>, <a href="undefined">Dipti Pande</a>, <a href="undefined">Kevin Buddaeus</a>, <a href="undefined">Besom &amp; Bletherskite</a>, <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a>, <a href="undefined">Lori Brown</a>, <a href="undefined">Russell Weigandt</a>, <a href="undefined">Chris Hedges</a></p><p id="3db7"><b>Prompting some of our shared friends: <a href="undefined"></a></b><a href="undefined">Gurpreet Dhariwal</a>, <a href="undefined">Henery X (long)</a>, <a href="undefined">Ksenia Sein</a>, <a href="undefined">Livia Dabs</a>, <a href="undefined">Paul Myers MBA</a>, <a href="undefined">Kathryn A. LeRoy, Ph.D.</a>, <a href="undefined">Desiree Driesenaar</a>, <a href="undefined">Marlane Ainsworth</a>, <a href="undefined">Terry Mansfield</a>, <a href="undefined">Trista Ainsworth</a>, <a href="undefined">Salam Khan</a>, <a href="undefined">Selma</a>, <a href="undefined">Rasheed Hooda</a>, <a href="undefined">Indra Raj Pathak</a>, <a href="undefined">Jessica Cote</a>, <a href="undefined">JeffHerring.com</a>, <a href="undefined">Candy L Hill</a>, <a href="undefined">Alena Powell</a>, <a href="undefined">Margaret Eves</a>, <a href="undefined">Joan Kent, PhD</a>, <a href="undefined">Melody Campbell</a>, <a href="undefined">Bill Todd</a>, <a href="undefined">MaryJo Wagner</a>, <a href="undefined">Vickie Trancho</a>, <a href="undefined">Sunita Pandit</a>, <a href="undefined">Nathan White</a>, <a href="undefined">Larry Nowicki</a>, <a href="undefined">Nancy H. Vest</a>, <a href="undefined">Kelda Ytterdal</a>, <a href="undefined">Peg Duchesne</a>, <a href="undefined">Yvonne Palmer</a>, <a href="undefined">Linda Halladay</a>, <a href="undefined">Trapper Sherwood</a>, <a href="undefined">Cynthia Charleen Alexander</a>, <a href="undefined">Eric Asbeck</a>, <a href="undefined">Steven Zabronsky</a>, <a href="undefined">Helen Boss</a>, <a href="undefined">Kathleen Hoagland</a>, <a href="undefined">Esther Shelley</a>

<b>Please tag us in so that we can read.</b></p><p id="e789"><b>Thank you for reading 😃</b></p><p id="6ab7">The following answers were brought to you by Tim Maudlin. Please allow me to introduce myself.</p><div id="dbd6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/hi-neighbor-686a6316f7d9"> <div> <div> <h2>Hi Neighbor!</h2> <div><h3>Greetings from Tim Maudlin, your neighbor in Indiana.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*zSzi4sxkpRusbq-rkUUAtw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="dd53"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*T5NzpZwyMTKkPHBPepaitw.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></article></body>

REFLECTION | CONNECTION | AWARENESS

HOPE: We ARE Going To Be Okay

Answering questions about the lockdown and an acronym story

Hope! New growth on a Norwegian Spruce in my backyard. Photo by the Author

Michele Thill challenged me to answer a series of questions about the pandemic lockdown. I know I’ve been tagged in this challenge by others. I’ve been so busy, I forgot who tagged me first and then forgot to do it. Well, now it’s time to get ‘er done.

From Michele’s introduction:

This article is in response to a challenge by Aurora Eliam, CMP that she included me in on. She was responding to the prompt: Answering Questions About A Lockdown from Keno Ogbo.

Below are my answers.

  1. What have you missed the most during this lockdown? I’ve missed spending time with my friends. I believe relationships become more precious to us whenever we are separated. Who could have predicted this kind of separation? I’m also a basketball fan so I missed not watching March Madness this year.
  2. What is the best thing about being in a lockdown? I love the resiliency of people. It has been heart-warming to see people using this time to encourage others. But the best thing to me has been the interruption of routines. People have been forced to slow down and re-evaluate their priorities.
  3. What has been the worst thing about being in lockdown? The worst thing has been the interruption of routines. Wait, didn’t you just say that was the best thing? Yes! But not all routines are bad. There are some routines that contribute to our physical and mental health. I miss those.
  4. Who would you have liked to host in your home during the lockdown and why? I would love to host my euchre buddies. Euchre is a card game. When we play, the games can go on for hours. Before the pandemic, we had talked about getting together at each other’s homes. Hopefully soon.
  5. What have you discovered about yourself in the lockdown? I already knew this about myself but the lockdown solidified it. I’m okay being by myself. I don’t need a lot of physical interaction with others. A friend sent me a virtual hug and I joked that I was fine with it. I can spend time by myself and do my thing and it doesn’t drive me crazy. I guess I’m just wired that way.
  6. What did you eat (or drink) the most during the lockdown? Before the lockdown started, I had given up soft drinks so I’ve been drinking a lot of water. On the negative side, I’ve eaten too much pizza. We have supported our local restaurants by ordering carryout. I guess the water balances out the pizza. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
  7. Apart from sleeping and working, what activities did you undertake the most during the lockdown? I’ve done a lot of writing. As a matter of fact, I challenged myself to write every day in the month of May. I’ve been doing a lot of hiking. We have 3 1/2 acres on our property and I’ve done a lot of walking around the property by myself with my dogs.
  8. Will you come out of lockdown heavier or lighter? I might break even. My wife and I are about to begin Trim Healthy Mama. We’ve done it before and loved how it made us feel.
  9. What resource has helped you the most during the lockdown? That would probably be the internet. Whether it’s on my computer or my phone, it’s allowed me to do work but also to stay in touch with friends and family. I was already using Zoom. It’s been a great tool. I’ve also made connections on Medium with most coming in Illumination.
  10. What is your top tip for other people in lockdown right now? I would say if you haven’t discovered this about yourself yet, I think you will realize you’re probably more resilient than you give yourself credit for. Hang in there. But if you need to reach out to others, make sure and do it.
  11. How has lockdown changed you? I’m probably more focused on my writing. I’ve heard people say they’re bored but I’ve been working harder now than I was before this lockdown started. I have received a lot of encouragement from other writers. I know for sure that I want to get my online business humming.
  12. If you were to leave a ‘message in a bottle’ for the future, what would you say? It would probably be something similar to this story I wrote. I believe we can learn to see the silver linings in the dark clouds of despair.

I couldn’t end this story without including an acronym. From the first word in the title, here is my acronym for HOPE.

H ealing

O ptimism

P erseverance

E ncouragement

Here is Michele Thill’s article that prompted me.

I will conclude by tagging the people Michele included and add some names of my own to nudge them to take part in this challenge.

And some of the other fabulous writers who have already taken the challenge: Amy Marley, Dipti Pande, Kevin Buddaeus, Besom & Bletherskite, Timothy Key, Lori Brown, Russell Weigandt, Chris Hedges

Prompting some of our shared friends: Gurpreet Dhariwal, Henery X (long), Ksenia Sein, Livia Dabs, Paul Myers MBA, Kathryn A. LeRoy, Ph.D., Desiree Driesenaar, Marlane Ainsworth, Terry Mansfield, Trista Ainsworth, Salam Khan, Selma, Rasheed Hooda, Indra Raj Pathak, Jessica Cote, JeffHerring.com, Candy L Hill, Alena Powell, Margaret Eves, Joan Kent, PhD, Melody Campbell, Bill Todd, MaryJo Wagner, Vickie Trancho, Sunita Pandit, Nathan White, Larry Nowicki, Nancy H. Vest, Kelda Ytterdal, Peg Duchesne, Yvonne Palmer, Linda Halladay, Trapper Sherwood, Cynthia Charleen Alexander, Eric Asbeck, Steven Zabronsky, Helen Boss, Kathleen Hoagland, Esther Shelley Please tag us in so that we can read.

Thank you for reading 😃

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