One of the most often heard questions as we muddle our way through the pandemic is “How are you making it?” One of my pat …
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A New Normal
Our world seems as though it has come to a halt. So much of our everyday-ness has been redefined to a “new normal.” Who would …
Read More »Quarantine Quandary
How do I feel about this quarantine? I vacillate between peaceful acceptance of the way things are, to sadness, anger, and frustration. I am a …
Read More »Escaping Into Sleep
I was having trouble falling to sleep last night. So I tried to trick my racing thoughts into making sense. This is my poem for …
Read More »No Better Time to Show Love
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see …
Read More »Stay Safe or Serve Others?
I want to be honest. I am struggling. I’m struggling with what is right. I am struggling with what is safe. I’m struggling with what …
Read More »Children in the Pandemic
Little Molly, my great niece, is nine years old. She’ll be 10 this coming August, and I’m hoping by then, this pandemic will be under …
Read More »My Corona Vacation
“You aren’t ‘stuck’ at home. You’re ‘safe’ at home. Mindset matters.” On March 23, I had a job and went to work, even as others …
Read More »Encouraging Others
Do you sometimes feel like you’re a character in the movie Groundhog Day during the troubling days of this Pandemic? Many people say they do. …
Read More »Random Coronavirus Notes
3/17/2020 —Three days into “sheltering in place” because of the Coronavirus and I’m ready to rebel. Not against the quarantine itself, but the nomenclature. I …
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