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Final tweet of 2020
I found out of over the last two weeks I’m definitely NOT asymptomatic to COVID.
As someone who eats healthy, takes vitamins, and runs 15-20 miles a week in sunshine, I was knocked on my ass for a full 14 days.
I found out of over the last two weeks I’m definitely NOT asymptomatic to COVID.
As someone who eats healthy, takes vitamins, and runs 15-20 miles a week in sunshine, I was knocked on my ass for a full 14 days.
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Symptoms came and went, just as I thought I was getting better a week in, along came another 5 full days of muscle aches and loss of smell and taste. I’ve never lost my sense of smell or taste before and IMO it was the worst part.
Symptoms came and went, just as I thought I was getting better a week in, along came another 5 full days of muscle aches and loss of smell and taste. I’ve never lost my sense of smell or taste before and IMO it was the worst part.
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I can see how someone could get seriously depressed losing these senses for a long or an indefinite amount of time. I can also see how this virus is killing people. The math simply does not add up based on the data I have about my current health, and experience I had.
I can see how someone could get seriously depressed losing these senses for a long or an indefinite amount of time. I can also see how this virus is killing people. The math simply does not add up based on the data I have about my current health, and experience I had.
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Am I alive now, yes. If I was 70? I honestly do not know. I will say, being somewhat done with COVID personally. You do get a sense of freedom or joy once you are passed it. Once everyone is vaccinated or has caught the virus and has antibodies…
Am I alive now, yes. If I was 70? I honestly do not know. I will say, being somewhat done with COVID personally. You do get a sense of freedom or joy once you are passed it. Once everyone is vaccinated or has caught the virus and has antibodies…
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…I now know why they had the roaring 20’s after the Spanish Flu. If billions of people have the same feeling of adventure rush over them, it’s going to be a wild next couple years.
…I now know why they had the roaring 20’s after the Spanish Flu. If billions of people have the same feeling of adventure rush over them, it’s going to be a wild next couple years.
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That being said, I’ve always lived my life believing the most important part is your connection with other humans. Whenever interacting with someone, making sure they are the only thing in the world you are focused on.
That being said, I’ve always lived my life believing the most important part is your connection with other humans. Whenever interacting with someone, making sure they are the only thing in the world you are focused on.
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Truly listening is how you get close; it’s how you feel empathy. If 2020 taught me anything, it reinforced how important listening is.
Truly listening is how you get close; it’s how you feel empathy. If 2020 taught me anything, it reinforced how important listening is.
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Not hearing what someone is telling you but listening to why they are telling you the thing they are telling you. Unfortunately, most of us aren’t very direct. We are trying to find ways to say what we are feeling, but we don’t want to just say it.
Not hearing what someone is telling you but listening to why they are telling you the thing they are telling you. Unfortunately, most of us aren’t very direct. We are trying to find ways to say what we are feeling, but we don’t want to just say it.
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Therefore, it takes in-depth listening and good questions to really pull the core of what someone is feeling out of them.
Therefore, it takes in-depth listening and good questions to really pull the core of what someone is feeling out of them.
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Being direct while being open to lead by example. You must be open if you are direct. Willingness to share creates a reciprocity with the other person you are being direct and open with. If you don’t share, why should they?
Being direct while being open to lead by example. You must be open if you are direct. Willingness to share creates a reciprocity with the other person you are being direct and open with. If you don’t share, why should they?
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Asking good questions always leads to openness, but you need to be listening.
Asking good questions always leads to openness, but you need to be listening.
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Clarify and repeat. No two moments or experiences are ever the same. My first interpretation of what someone is telling me about a complex issue will most likely never be the same as the person I’m speaking to. So, clarify and make sure.
Clarify and repeat. No two moments or experiences are ever the same. My first interpretation of what someone is telling me about a complex issue will most likely never be the same as the person I’m speaking to. So, clarify and make sure.
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Thank you to everyone who was there for me in 2020, who supported me and lifted me up. I promise to always work hard and do my best to give the same back to you.
Thank you to everyone who was there for me in 2020, who supported me and lifted me up. I promise to always work hard and do my best to give the same back to you.
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Here’s to 2021. Let’s all ring in a New Year and keep working on that best version of yourself you know you can be!
Here’s to 2021. Let’s all ring in a New Year and keep working on that best version of yourself you know you can be!
