Surviving the Wilderness…

Wiwohka
Daily writing prompt
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
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I’m not sure which one goes before the other, adapting or surviving? Can one even allow those two things to exist in the same plane of thought?

When I think on all that went life interruptus, from the moment of the shut down, there isn’t a whole lot of adapting that went on. We lost our livelihood, our nest egg and our home, along with everything we could not carry, as the Sherriff stood at our door with an eviction notice!

Currently, we still exist within a 32 foot RV that has no working toilet or hot water. Again, is it adapting or surviving?

It’s difficult to assess whether there is much adapting mixed in with all the fear, distrust and hiding that continues to occur these days. I suppose the answer depends on how a person experienced things. Some got sick, while some died, and from this arose such a level of ugliness among humans toward one another… fear, distrust and outright hatred. Somehow, surviving in the wilderness, seems a safer bet than trying to adapt to such an unhappy society. If you are someone who experienced loss of any kind, due to Covid, using the word adapting seems almost like adding insult to injury!

I think that the word adapting seems far from fitting! I can thing of a number of other words to describe how people have handled Covid, like overcoming or healing, or even recovering. Has the world adapted yet, or does survival still seem like a better word?

Here, have a cookie…

17 thoughts on “Surviving the Wilderness…”

  3. This is why I refuse to talk about it. We were pretty much in the same boat. Always remember, dear friend, God doesn’t allow anything without a purpose. Always look for the best in every situation and know that God already knows where he is taking you. Hugs

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      2. I went on an 8 year writers block that really didn’t budge until spring of last year. It’s been a bit of a rough ride… lol. I’m so thrilled to hear that your grandbabies get to read the barnyard stories… let me know, if you would, how the babies respond to it. I never really know how it looks from a childs perspective, so I’ve just been guessing. Hugs

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  4. Wiwohka we are on the same page when it comes to trusting God. You never know what he has panned for us, but for us I’m very sure he is devising not the good but the best you are a great human being and I like that about you. God bless ❤❤

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    1. Gods word faithfully promises to give us a hope and a future, so I hold onto these truths through the darkness. Maybe any light cast from my attitude will reach another that is still lost in the dark. Hugs

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