Coping with many of Life’s frustrations used to be limited to managing too busy schedules and meeting personal/family obligations. We thought we were in over our heads many days but the lurking reality was that little of what we were stressing over was of great significance. If you missed your kid’s soccer match, there were…
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Being Intentional: Finding Physical Fitness in Pandemic Times
How’s your physical fitness these days? Ever wondered if there is such a thing as a COVID body? Do you own one? Whether work-from-home (WFH) or being otherwise COVID-19 restricted, we all seem to have had some time on our hands lately. After bingeing on TV shows and goodness knows how many empty calories, our…
Are We Rounding the Corner on COVID-19 Vaccines?
Who would have thought that COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination would become such mainstream concerns in 2021? Certainly a surprise to have firmly entrenched ideological camps violently pulling on either side of the American population. What started out as a Public Health measure has now taken on new scope and meanings that were never a part…
Living Up to Expectations: Reality Bites
Reality… what a concept. (Thank you, Mr. Williams.) COVID-19 has afforded us lots of opportunities to examine the reality of our world as seen through many eyes. We live in a diverse world and do not all see the same thing. Conformity to dogma does not produce resilience, only compliant followers. Participating in group-thought that…
A COVID-19 Pandemic Long View: the Biology of Things
The topic of the COVID-19 pandemic is hard to avoid these days. Trust me. I’ve tried. After all of the hyperbole, politicization, egotism, proselytizing, and fear (LOTS of fear), we don’t end up any closer to feeling comfortable with the situation. There is a lot to get comfortable with. I’ve written posts about COVID-19 and…