THINGS: THE NEW NORMAL

Even I was a young whipper snapper when this song was made popular by Johnny Mercer in 1944. There is one verse from this song that resonates with me. ( For my young followers, as you get older you can remember a song from 1944, but do not ask me what I did one hour ago. ) Remember grey hair represents wisdom. As my granddaughters would reply, ” hahaha”- really?

The verse goes like this, ” You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative, don’t mess with Mr. In-Between”.

Yes, Coronavirus is a monster and nothing to take lightly. However there is a POSITIVE. American pride and resolve are fighting back. Rather than dwell on the death rates, take time to ELIMINATE the NEGATIVE. What is that you say???. Americans are standing in front of hospitals at 7:00 a:m cheering on the doctors, nurses, first responders , and law enforcement that protects our safety. Teachers and educators working harder than ever making sure the youth of this nation are not huddled in a corner questioning ” what happened to my world”? Here are the silver linings. Neighborhoods are putting together make shift parades that shows more love than Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, flags are being displayed and communities are more involved than the trauma of 9/11. Industry is retooling their manufacturing process’s producing face masks, hand sanitizer, ventilators and hospital gowns. Hunger has always been a major concern, but today truck loads of food are being supplied to those in need.

The next time you walk around you neighborhood, you cannot tell me everyone is not more friendly thinking ” We are all in this together”. Even the daily newscasters are ending their broadcast with a heart felt story of promise. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of Japan made the famous statement, ” I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with terrible resolve”. Folks that’s America he was talking about!!!!. DON’T MESS WITH MR. IN-BETWEEN. By the grace of God and America’s resolve, ” This Too Shall Pass”.