IS THIS OVER YET?
I don’t know about you but I am feeling a bit impatient AND I don’t like admitting to this impatience. I’m craving things to go back to “normal.” Of course in my heart of hearts I know there is no returning to our known version of normal, which only exacerbates my...
UNPACKING HOPE: Obstacle or Catalyst
Hope brings to mind a positive emotional state…”I feel hopeful.” We express this as we hope for change—a COVID19 vaccine, world peace, decreased racism, reversing global warming, returning to some semblance of normal, etc. Hope elicits positive emotions and brings us...
Grief As We Shelter
I’ve lost count of the weeks since our sheltering in place began though I believe this is week 11. The counting of days has blurred within the bigger calendar of our experience. We’ve all heard so many times “We’re living in unprecedented times”. It’s true we are...
We’re Running A Marathon…Not A Sprint
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain…” ~Vivian Greene Can it really be late May? We’ve experienced weeks of social distancing and sheltering in place and the reality is…we really don’t know where we’re headed....
WORDS OF WISDOM, WORDS OF COMFORT: Part 2
In last week’s blog I shared some of my favorite poems that help quiet me during times of unrest, allowing me to take a contemplative moment to soothe my soul. I included the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver because I think it urges us to embrace who we are and the...
WORDS OF WISDOM…WORDS OF COMFORT
Poetry can be a salve for the soul during difficult times as it surrounds us with words of comfort and beauty. I selected a few of my favorite poems to share with you hoping they will soothe your spirit as they do mine. I find myself coming back to these time after...