Dear Humans,

My hands have been really dry and chapped from all the hand washing. Lotion doesn’t help. But white petroleum jelly–Vaseline–is a miracle cure.

The problem, however, is once I slather Vaseline on my hands, I can’t do anything! I can’t scroll on my phone, turn the pages in my book, or write in my notebook. I’m stuck.

And it’s interesting how Vaseline works. It doesn’t do anything itself; it just creates a barrier that keeps all of the moisture from my hands on my hands. Then my hands heal themselves.

It feels a bit like our lives are covered with Vaseline right now. We can’t do much. We’re stuck and feel out of sorts. But maybe we can do a bit of self-healing during this time.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck