Every Tuesday, Mana Threads will be highlighting some of the essential workers within our Mana Threads community. These ladies are courageous, hardworking, selfless, and inspiring. Read more about our Essential Worker Appreciation program here.
This is Carol Blattspieler's story.
Who are you and what do you do for work?
An orthopedic nurse practitioner, professor at UVM in the graduate NP program, endurance athlete (training for Ironman #6…sometime in the future, was supposed to be July 26, 2020 IMLP), mom to two GREAT kids. I am determined, able, spirited, and driven to care for others and make/help others have a better life. I’ve been in medicine since 1972, a long while, at UVM MC since 1976. I love giving back.
Tell us a little bit about yourself, outside of work.
Outside of work, I do Ironman triathlons and love to travel. Biggest athletic accomplishment (actually two biggest):
What has been the hardest part of being an essential worker and working on the frontline during COVID-19?
The hardest part of being an essential worker is my own fear of developing COVID 19. I am 66 years young and in the HIGH-risk group. I want to help others but not at the risk of my getting sick or me spreading the sickness to others/loved ones.
What has been the most rewarding part of being an essential worker and working on the frontline during COVID-19?
My rewarding part; being with family and finding peace by myself.
Name three things you can't wait to do once states open back up?
What is one thing you would like to share with everyone?
I would like to share that I know life can be short and it’s critical to seize the day and make the most of it. People think I am a huge extrovert, but I have a huge introvert side of me working on mindfulness, being alone, savoring the quiet and ripple of the water on the beach. Be happy for what you have NOT for what you don’t have. Find peace and joy in every single moment of each and every day.
____________________________Show your appreciation with us
Mana Threads created a virtual thank you card for all of you to be able to personally thank them. Giving thanks, along with words of encouragement, helps them stay strong while they continue to help this country and everyone in it.
We hope you join us in celebrating the essential workers within all of our communities.
Thanks again for supporting Mana Threads and our Essential Workers.
With love and passion,
Mana Threads
Seasons of life
What if you still planned to run that race that was cancelled from Covid, dedicated yourself to a training regimen and showed up on race day, even if to complete the “race” alone? What if you still climbed that mountain even if the person you always climbed mountains with is not physically at your side any longer? What if you set aside 30 min a day from rushing through the “To Do” list to instead walk in the woods, touch the trees, breathe in the leaves and allow the fall chilled breeze to wrap you up in its embrace? What if you felt and recognized the sometimes crippling depression calling you back to bed but instead you called a friend and allowed them to take your hand, get you out in the fresh air and even just sit in silence together? What if instead of closing in and becoming rigid we actively chose to hold space for our losses by honoring our grief while simultaneously choosing to actively to give attention to what returns us to innocence and heals us from the inside out.
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