Has pandemic malaise hit you? It’s Day 83 of COVID-19 isolation for my husband and me. That’s almost 12 weeks without social contacts except for social media and virtual conversations on zoom! Readers — this post was written before the horror of news videos showing George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. I’m […]
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Coping with COVID 19 by Lowering the Bar
During this time of staying home to avoid COVID-19, I’m coping by lowering the bar. Today marks 24 days of staying at home. Consequently, I’ve given myself permission to lower the bar. Filling my days with a sense of purpose doesn’t work. It’s impossible to focus for any length of time when I’m preoccupied with […]
COVID-19 — My Way of Keeping Perspective
Keeping perspective when subjected to a daily barrage of media about numbers of people contracting COVID-19 and numbers of people who die is not easy. My husband and I both fall into high-risk categories for a serious and, possibly fatal episode if we should contract the virus, because of our age. Though not frail, my […]