We’re all connected. What you do affects me. We’re all in this together. Everyone has a role to play, even if it’s just maintaining a safe distance to keep infections at bay. We’re all trying to make do. We are dealing with a do-it-yourself (DIY) response and learning on the fly. A disaster shakes things…
Thank God we have video calling! And Thank God for FaceBook and other social media that allows us to stay connected even as we ‘social distance.’ I am taking advantage of video calling friends — checking in on their health status, chatting, and even dining, remotely, together with them. I video call all my family as…
Before “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” became commonplace terms… Before closings and cancellations… Before the hoarding of toilet tissue, hand sanitizer, and water bottles… We had one last hurrah. You never know when the last time will be last, until you look back. It seems much longer than less than two weeks ago… To…
First of all read this article: How Canceled Events and Self-quarantines Save Lives, in one chart. There is a lot of information floating around about the pandemic. The article linked above provides a good overview, from interviews of experts and links to advise on practical concerns generated by all these closings. I a big believer…
When I was a child, I remember Lent as a time for “giving up,” which generally meant refraining from consuming something tangible like candy or soda. Since we didn’t have everyday access to such treats, giving them up was not much of a sacrifice. The forty days of Lenten preparation are like New Year’s resolutions…
Including the resources we use; they should not end as garbage. I’ve never been a linear thinker. therefore the goal – to make our economy circular, like the rest of the patterns of the universe, makes sense to me. There is an international movement to replicate the cycles of nature and the circles of life…
If you watch a construction project from start to finish, you learn that it’s easier to tear down than to build up. A bulldozer can make short work of knocking down a building, although the demolition phase is usually purposeful, not indiscriminate. Once the structure is leveled and piles of debris hauled away, it can take…
A double bonus! My issues with decluttering are myriad and diverse. Not only am I reluctant to part with anything I have ever owned, since it can always be put to some use, but now I can’t throw it out because I don’t want to contribute to our enormous landfill/garbage problem. I feel the burden…
Do you want to leave the world better than you found it? For my spirituality group, the answer is “yes.” We want to make a difference. How does one move beyond wishful thinking? A vision without a plan is a dream. So, this winter and spring, we are going through a process of discernment and…
Over the last, let’s say- twenty- years, I have lost some gloves. But look at what this picture tells me! I have nine left gloves and only one right glove, which matches none of the lefts. I just figured out how this happens. I take the right-hand glove off, to perform an action — texting, zipping, tying, applying…
We were taking an evening walk with a three-year-old around Christmas time. “Let’s walk as far as the tree with the red and green lights.” He looked puzzled, turning from side to side, and asked: “What tree?” “That tree in front of us that looks like a big carrot.” It seemed impossible to miss. “Don’t…
The National Association of Book Entrepreneurs has selected my book for the Pinnacle Book Achievment Award for Best Women’s Fiction. It is thrilling to have the many hours of writing and re-writing recognized as a job well done! I already found it rewarding, after spending hours re-writing a chapter, and even several minutes picking just…
