Vaccinating despair
Immunizing against virus
and
viral fear and
isolation
Inoculating resilience
Injecting hope
Inspiring immune response
and
infectious optimism
I had some other thoughts for this week’s piece, but the
energy brought on by the arrival of a vaccine has truly been infectious. I
couldn’t ignore it. As a writer, I know that you speak to the moment. It
might not be there next week. That has been my guide through this
blog’s existence.
I asked a group of first graders this morning about what
they were going to do over winter break. Okay, okay – I actually asked them
what healthy things they were going to do over break. A few students answered
that question with “I think we need to get back to going to school”. Some
answered with a question of their own, “When is this going to be over?”
I agree with these 6 year-olds that it would be great for
our health and wellness to get back to a normal existence. And while I don’t
have an answer for where/when the finish line is of this endurance challenge, it
is a wonderful place that we find ourselves this week as the first covid
vaccines are given.
The vaccine is a holiday present delivered with dry ice and stored at negative 70 degree Celsius. Batteries sold separately. Restrictions apply. Not available in all 50 states…yeah, we know the verbage of latest, greatest holiday gifts all too well.
Playstation move over, Pfizer move in.
Asking partner “Can we afford this?” replaced by questioning health
insurance, “Will you cover it?”
The vaccine is a small bit of light cracking through the end
of the tunnel. Do you see it? Look closer. Squint if you need to.
The vaccine is a reason to smile, sigh and maybe even cause
for tear ducts to open.
The vaccine is an invitation for all of us to move past
despair and 2020 and all that we need to leave behind.
Let us roll up our sleeve and accept the injection of hope.
