It was April of 1998, a week before my birthday, when my wife Karen asked what my plans were for my birthday. I automatically replied “none really” since we had just moved to a tiny rental house. Karen replied by pointing out that it had been four years since my dad Louie Beltran died (1994) and I had not had a birthday party since.
It was April of 1998, a week before my birthday, when my wife Karen asked what my plans were for my birthday. I automatically replied “none really” since we had just moved to a tiny rental house. Karen replied by pointing out that it had been four years since my dad Louie Beltran died and I had not had a birthday party since.
Thanks to divine intervention, a good friend from Iloilo visited unexpectedly and we asked him to stay with us for a couple of days just to catch up. There is a saying that “if you want to clean up your mess, invite guests over or throw a party.” Trust me that saying is almost gospel truth. All the activities associated with revenge traveling and revenge buying are just symptomatic of the effects of long-term lockdowns. Ask anybody who has been detained or imprisoned and chances are they have at some point walked for hours, drove for hours and went away for days or weeks.
If, like me, you drive or direct the algorithm on social media platforms to feed you information on health, food, positivity and similar materials, you will learn that “community” or having a regular circle of friends, family and associates is a top contributor to longevity and positive mental health. A good Netflix documentary to watch is “Live to 100/the Blue Zones.”
I spent a couple of weeks reflecting on this and now I am campaigning for everyone to join the fight. Yes, join the fight to reclaim our lost “life,” reconnect and rebuild our communities and social connections that were lost to the COVID pandemic.
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