IMMUNE BUILDING BRIGADE

The pandemic of 2020 taught us a lot. As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. We saw chaos in action. What did we learn? You don't have to meet chaos chaotically. Unfortunately, many did. One of the more supportive concepts surrounding chaos is that, "Chaos is clarity." That means that chaos shows us clearly what we need to address to answer the call of chaos. Chaos is a call for clarity. Regarding the pandemic, many well-intended people called their elderly family members and projected their fears onto them. These well-intended people were worried about their loved ones and so they conveyed that worry very well.

Elderly people were not deficient in worry. They didn't need large doses of worry on steriods. Chaos revealed so many people behaving chaotically. What is the solution? Stopping the worry and boosting the immune system. Phone calls could be incredible sources of support if the people making those calls would focus on enhancing the immune system and not lowering it with worry. Imagine calling elderly family members and telling them how much you love them. Imagine sharing great stories with them. Imagine addressing any concerns they may have had with reassurance that they are going to be okay no matter what and that the love that you were feeling was going to great care of them.

In the midst of the pandemic, the immune building brigade came to be, to answer the call, and to offer real support that worry could never hope to achieve. The stories came pouring in from people who quickly realized the importance of being the solution, especially if worry was a thing. So many stories. So many tears. So many lives saved. Never underestimate an idea whose time has come. Give yourself permission to be the solution in any situation, especially situations that show up chaotically. What you do matters. Accept that and build your own immune system.