Well, Sand Springs, here we are. We are at that strange period of time in between crisis and finding a “new normal.” We know that COVID-19 and all of the effects of quarantine are definitely not over, but we aren’t in the heat of it all either. Oklahoma as a whole has set its own pace, reopening the state, businesses, and Oklahoma as a whole has set its own pace, reopening the state, businesses, and the lives of its citizens. This has come with a set of struggles and triumphs in and of itself, but here is what we do know, we know we are ready for a “re.” What on earth is a “re,” you ask? Simply put, it means again. We want our people, again. We want our freedom from fear, again. We want our lives back, AGAIN! It’s that itch we feel in the back of our heads, the want to move forward but the longing for the things that make life worth living again. Everyone knows we can’t move backwards, we can’t move back to a world without COVID-19, we can’t get that time back that was spent in quarantine, but we can respectfully request a redo, a reboot, a respite. As we move forward together in community with one another, we can search for our own “re” to get us out of the inbetween. There are larger forces at work that are inevitably out of our control, but we take the things that we can control, and we work them to good things, only good things. So here’s to you, Sand Springs, let’s join hands, take our “re” and press forward, eyes wide open and full of hope, joy, and gratefulness. Send us a letter or email: 118 N Main St Sand Springs, OK 74063 info@wearesandsprings.com 918-521-1810 4 WeAreSandSprings.com | July 2020
Donald Myers
