Hope and Renewal (page 26)

Thanks again for staying kind

That’s certainly a challenge, but it gets us through so many more. I apologize for not always keeping this in mind as we persevere. Instead of dwelling on all the things that go against caring, empathy, and compassion, let’s remember that there’s no other way to be....

Frogs in a pot

That’s how we’re being played. The water heats up and we’re not supposed to notice. Remember when 1,300 COVID cases/day were grounds for the stay at home orders in Florida? Now, more than 6,000 cases/day are being cast as a positive development because our stats have...

Never, never, never give in!

Winston Churchill said that as England was weathering the Nazi blitz. This rings especially true now that we’re in our own struggle. It also means that we shouldn’t give in to our impatience for normal times. Or being inconsiderate of others and oblivious to the...

I’m bound and determined

…to pause in pointing out the obvious as COVID continues to climb. There’s another, even more obvious point to make. Keep sight of the good things that happen every day, and the good times that will eventually return. What will happen between now and then, will happen....

Standing TOGETHER or not?

This may sound like a broken record, but it’s way better than the records we’re breaking now. The wrong answer is already costing us dearly and the bill hasn’t even come yet. How much is selfish indifference worth? Do we really want to find out? Pay it forward and pass...

Keeping sane in crazy times

Of course, the way we’re (not) handling the pandemic is enough to make any thinking person a little off-center. Since the news has become the same stuff, different day…let’s not fixate on every depressing nugget. TV in general seems unhealthy right now because of all...