Year Four, Day 282: : Pandemic Times Day 31, "Stay Home

Year Four, Day 282: : Pandemic Times Day 31, "Stay Home - Stay Safe" Day 19: The Tomb

Hello Friends:

I had a real day of rest today. No piano students. No babysitting.

I needed it. I am so tired. Interesting - since I have not left my home for 19 days, other than my daily walk in the park.

Pandemics, I've learned, are not a walk in the park. Being forced to stay home is not restful. Unless you change your perspective. Instead of feeling confined and missing my old life, I am attempting to make the most of this time.

For instance, today I sent a lot of time resting. And breathing. My lungs need healing.

I am starting to take my Qi Gong practice up a notch. And I discovered the incredible Patrick McKeown. And I rediscovered the Buteyko Breathing Method".

Patrick Mckeown studied the Buteyko Breathing method and has written several books on the subject. He is now the president of Buteyko Professionals I international.https://buteykoclinic.com/team_members/patrick-mckeown/

Today is Holy Saturday. The day Jesus lay in the tomb after his death on the cross.

https://www.gotquestions.org/Holy-Saturday.html

I read the entire book of Jonah today. Jonah is one of my favorite books in the bible. A book that foreshadows Jesus' death and resurrection. A book that Jesus Himself referred to in Matthew 12:40 -

"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth". ~Matthew 12:40 New King James Version (NKJV)

https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-minor-prophets/jonah

I am looking forward to hiding Easter eggs for my granddaughter tomorrow morning.

I am looking forward to celebrating the miracle of Resurrection Sunday.

And I am looking forward to the end of this pandemic when we can emerge from our tombs into a new, brighter and better world.

Happy Easter!

Be blessed, be well.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Love,

Zita

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