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Alpine County Health Department, 75-B Diamond Valley Rd., Markleeville, CA 96120 Alpine County Board of Supervisors, Phone: (530) 694-2281 District 1: January Riddle, District 2: Ron Hames, District 3: Irvin Jim, District 4: Terry Woodrow, District 5: David Griffith Sunday, January 16, 2022 Are You Languishing? Are you tired of being tired? Are you running on empty? Are you at the end of your rope? Are you asking: How many surges? How long? Circle all the words that describe how you feel: aimless sigh sluggish joyless muddle tired ache weaker exhausted yearn deteriorate mourn dream wither listless wish droop mope stagnation wilt foggy agonize fade brood fret rot suffer grieve decay I’m sure you have circled at least a few of these as we have struggled with this COVID-19 pandemic now for more than 100 weeks. I know I can circle many of them. Take a few minutes and listen to this entertaining and meaningful TED Talk about “finding flow”: Adam Grant: How to stop languishing and start finding flow I TED - YouTube Find something you enjoy (family, the outdoors, photography, sunsets, exercise, cooking, walking, sitting in your rocking chair, meditating, reading), master a new skill, devote blocks of time to it as you check your e-mail less than 72 times a day, and do something that matters to you and those you love or those in need- something that matters, with purpose! We will get through this together! Public Health Brief Richard O. Johnson, M.D., MPH Nichole Williamson Public Health Officer HHS Director Office: [PHONE REDACTED], Ext 249 Office: [PHONE REDACTED] e-mail: [EMAIL REDACTED] 24/7/365 Emergency Contact Number Dispatch: [PHONE REDACTED], Ext 330