I think I'm doing better than most people because I'm retired

So, I had to change how I functioned a whole lot starting in 1998 when I got a heart virus and was forced to retire to stay alive then. It took me about 5 years to get used to being retired but in a way I had prayed for "The Leisure to Practice" which is a Buddhist way of saying you want to pray as much as possible and not be dealing constantly with the workaday world anymore. So, in this way God Granted what I had been praying for since around 1980 when I realized this was possible to have "The Leisure to Practice".

So, because of the 5 years of adjustment to retirement I'm much better prepared than most people are for what they are experiencing now.

What are some of the things to know about what people are going through right now?

1. First you need to have your finances in order in order to feel more peace.
2. If you don't have food in your larder (refrigerator and cupboards) you need to go get some.
3. If you don't have money for food you need to go to a local food bank or places where they feed people for free.
4. 1/3 of people already cannot pay their rent so this is the norm for many who have been put out of work all across the country.
5. It's helpful to have books you want to read or media you want to watch and listen to and hobbies you might want to pursue as long as those hobbies don't conflict with with stay at home orders nationwide.
6. Walking, Jogging or bicycling will be important to keep your spirits up. Seeing new living things (after all it's spring) like flowers coming up and trees blooming helps a lot right now.
7. Take a walk on a sunny day to lift your spirits with a family member you live with or alone.
8. Talk to God some time every day to Thank God that you are one of the ones still alive now because people are dying all over the world in ever increasing numbers. So, Gratitude for life is very important now because all this worldwide might get much worse than now in various different ways.
9. Learn how to think like a survivor! This is hitting everyone rich or poor worldwide and it's the great equalizer. Everyone is dying rich or poor worldwide and finding out how to stay alive through all of this is a worthwhile past time for you and your family. If you take an interest in your survival and your family's survival and how to do this then it is much more likely that you and your family will survive all this.

By God's Grace