{"id":330,"date":"2020-04-27T18:24:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T18:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/?p=330"},"modified":"2020-05-09T00:38:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T00:38:26","slug":"pause-for-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/pause-for-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Pause for the Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"330\" class=\"elementor elementor-330\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-240713d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"240713d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pause for the Present<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9381a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9381a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By: Sierra McCaffrey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc56530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc56530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb9292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb9292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Editors\u2019 Note:<\/strong> <em>Sierra McCaffrey is a senior majoring in PR\/MarComm. Her most recent internship was at Harvard Medical School developing content for various online publications. She lives in Connecticut.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96ca68 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96ca68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More often than not, our society is always looking ahead and planning for the future. I am a prime example, a planner. I like to make a routine and schedule, and stick with it. Seeing as I am graduating in May and a naturally social person, I like to keep busy. But there was no way to plan for the impact of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the development of the global pandemic and the rise of uncertainty about the future, it seems most of the world is worried and scared. People don\u2019t know what will happen days, weeks or even months from now. Schools and universities have transitioned to online learning, grocery stores have been emptied, and many people have lost their jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally, it\u2019s devastating losing the last few months of my final year at Simmons \u2014 removed from classrooms, friends, and professors. Having to leave my apartment, the city I love, and all the projects that were left unfinished; including a great internship that had to end abruptly. I am upset about all the activities and celebratory ceremonies that were in place to mark the end of my college career.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the adjustment has been sudden and saddening, being home during this stressful period has welcomed reflection. The heart-breaking news is everywhere \u2014 social media, television, word-of-mouth \u2014 and it is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exhausting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Healthcare professionals are working tirelessly to help and heal those infected with COVID-19, and it still seems this virus\u2019s death toll is only going to get worse. But I do what I can to prioritize tasks such as finishing school, staying healthy and trying to stay positive. Though I still have classes via Zoom and assignments that consume some time, I have more time to live in the present. When I was in Boston, my days were scheduled from 7:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. and routine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-655c43a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"655c43a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ec42d0\" data-id=\"1ec42d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8658d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8658d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eee7b07\" data-id=\"eee7b07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1173a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1173a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1563-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1233e66\" data-id=\"1233e66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad5b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad5b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since being at home, I have less of a schedule but have been able to laugh with my sisters and host themed dinner nights for my family for fun. I have been able to get outside and take walks around the neighborhood with my puppy. Things that aren\u2019t so bad. Just the other day, I ran into a family on my street, whom I have never seen before. It turns out they live down the road from me and have been living there for six years now. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0397bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0397bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d55923e\" data-id=\"d55923e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aba717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aba717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This time has presented itself to me, personally, as a pause. A time where the future is unknown so we have to live in the present, day by day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it is hard to ignore the world-wide problems of this illness, I have been able to admire the strength of medical personnel, including my mom, who worked in a COVID-19 testing drive through tent. And I have realized the power of communities \u2014 whether it is giving extra supplies to neighbors or creating and donating masks. With all the stress in the world today, it has ignited community and togetherness, and that is something that people are seeming to fail to acknowledge. All we can do is focus on how to help ourselves and others in the present, and hope for the future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e842ba2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e842ba2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00477e0\" data-id=\"00477e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f68eb6 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget 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