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Prosumer News PROSUMER NEWS PROSUMER — A PERSON WHO IS PROA CTIVE IN HIS O R H E R OWN LIFE AND GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ! A Prosumer is not who you are, it is what you do! www.ProsumersInternational.org, Facebook—Prosumers, Twitter—ProsumersInt Phone 1-800-577-3795 We are the ones We have been Prosumers- A consumer led, consumer developed program having you focus on wellness and discovery. Waiting for!! June 2021 Janet Paleo—Editor Volume 20: Issue 6 My Shot, My Freedom What are you waiting for? By Janet Paleo By Janet Paleo This has been one heck of a year. The moment people I had an interesting conversation with someone last realized the seriousness of COVID, I got multiple calls asking month in which I asked them what they wanted to do with me to stay indoors. People who loved me wanted me to protect the rest of their life. The response was not unexpected but myself against a virus that is deadly. I wanted to protect me. I the thought I had around it was. Like many people who find have all the underlying conditions that the experts warned themselves in the mental health system, the thought of against. So, I stayed indoors. accomplishing something in the world, fulfilling on who you It wasn’t too bad for me. I had experienced agoraphobia are for the world or even doing something you find important before, so this was not really new. The mask wearing was new, has not yet risen to a place of importance in life. I remember but I was willing to wear them. I bought lots of masks and lots being there. I would have answered the same. My answer: of hand sanitizer. And I kept busy. I took advantage of the “That’s not me. I can barely get out of bed. What are you internet and started groups on all kinds of things. I wrote, I talking about? That is for normal people, not me.” Sound worked and I got a dog, Charlie. Charlie brings me smiles and familiar? laughter every day. I have too much I want to do in my life to let This is a common response for many of us, even many a virus get the best of me. who have started that recovery journey.” I am just working And as busy and distracted as I was, I missed going out to on making it one day at a time. I am not ready for that yet.” eat. I missed hugging people. I actually just missed the energy So the answer was not unexpected but my thought was. So, from being around people. I was busy, maybe too busy, but it what are you waiting for? kept me distracted from the world events. I heard my response coming out of my mouth and I Then vaccines started to come out. I was excited and surprised myself. And it is so true. What are we waiting for? skeptical. I worried because of my compromised immune Will there ever be a perfect time? Will a time come where system. I didn’t think they had tested on people like me. People everything is aligned and we can declare, I will decide my who did not have all the health problems I have. I didn’t want to future now? That just won’t happen. I am sorry if you are be their guinea pig. Yet as more and more people were hearing this for the first time, but life doesn’t work that way. vaccinated, I began to feel hope. Then when the one shot Life works in the opposite way. When we choose a path for came out, I was ecstatic. I don’t like shots and was worried ourselves, our world begins to align us to the future. If we about getting a second shot and being able to go a second don’t think about a future, there is nothing to align to. time. I decided, I am willing to take the shot. One of the best analogies I have heard about this is that My friends were in various stages of getting the shot. I of a steam engine. Many people probably would not think of started asking for help. As I tried to get a shot, none were water when thinking of liquids to power something. Yet, available. I spent 2 hours one morning trying to get signed up. I there are these huge hunks of iron and steel which make up tried the tricks my friends had used and was not successful. I a train and it is very heavy, and yet they are powered by began being willing to get the two shots if I could just get in. I water. Now it is not any water. This is a certain kind of was not successful. water. It is water that is heated (The water gets excited). Then one of my co-workers was working to sign her parents And as it heats up, the water transforms into steam. These up and offered to help me. I took it. She signed me up for the Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 Our Mission: Our Vision: To empower all people to transcend adverse life experiences and to All people living their life fully, with all the respect due to inspire resiliency for all people to thrive while fulfilling their dreams. every human and all the passion to live the life they choose. Prosumer Meetings Currently Located in: * Denton * Houston * Plano * McKinney * San Antonio * Rio Grande Valley Editor in Chief—Janet Paleo Prosumers International P.O. Box 120394 San Antonio, TX 78212 Phone: 1-800-577-3795 Email: [email protected] www.ProsumersInternational.org Thanks to the Prosumers for sponsoring Prosumers. Page 1 The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or any of its sponsors. What are you waiting for? Cont from page 1 My Freedom continued from page 1 one shot and I was elated. And best of all, it was a drive through vaccination sight excited particles are still not able to move and I didn’t even have to get out of the car. We drove and got in line, they checked that train until something special happens. our paperwork and I rolled down the window, I was given the shot, my record of my All that excitement and steam must be shot and some information on the shot. I waited 15 minutes and drove home. I was contained and focused through a narrow done. I had to wait for 2 weeks for the shot to protect me completely, but I was now opening. Once that happens, the power is on the path to freedom. concentrated, and the steam moves the Two weeks later, Anna and I ventured out to a restaurant. We are still wearing pistons which moves that heavy train. The masks and safe distancing. As we sat in the restaurant, there was such a feeling of water must get excited and be focused to joy. The food tasted so good. Better than I had remembered. have the power to move a huge, heavy Slowly we started going more places. Still wearing masks and safe distancing. object. Within the last couple of weeks, I have begun hugging people who are vaccinated. I Consider if we did not see ourselves still wear the mask and am cautious of large crowds. I think that is ok. I am still with a future or really having any meaning working to keep myself safe and healthy. Even before the pandemic hit, I wore in life, we might get excited but without that masks on planes to prevent me from getting colds and flus. I do not see this as any focus, we would be unable or would be different. extremely hard to make any difference in I also remember that the vaccine does not mean you can’t get sick. It only our lives. So when someone says, “I am means you that you could get a mild case or be asymptomatic, unless of course waiting for fill in the blank, to think about there is a new variant. While it is better, this isn’t a cure. It is important to remember my future,” we are saying we are okay not this fact. moving. When you are waiting, there is no For me, I will most likely have masks be a part of my clothing. Perhaps in the excitement. When you are waiting, there is future when more people are vaccinated, when COVID 19 becomes weaker and no focus. When you are waiting, there is no less prevalent in our world, I may go without a mask. A mask isn’t nearly as movement. Consider, even if you don’t uncomfortable as other clothing articles. It if protects me, or even protects someone think you are ready; even if you don’t think else, I am fine wearing it. A shot and a mask, two very important things and worth it is possible; even if you don’t think it will the price of freedom. make a difference; you can build up focused steam when you dare to dream. If you begin to think of what you want your future to be and then begin to get excited Guard your COVUD-10 Vaccination Card about it and take the time to focus on what you want, you can move you and your After you get your COVID-19 vaccine, keep your vaccination card safe — future forward.
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