From time to time, I copy and save a sentence, quote or thought from my reading. Recently, I went back to look at the list from the last couple of years and found that I have no idea what article or book I took them from. But some were such good and timely ideas, I…
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Staying Safe in Phase 2
These ideas come from Four concepts to assess your personal risk as the U.S. reopens, by Leana S. Wen, published in the Washington Post on May 21, 2020. Moving to a harm-reduction strategy. Concept 1. Relative risk. View risk through three variables:Proximity: the highest risk is being close to someone who’s infected, indoors, for a…
Ready, Set …
Go? For months we have living with “Stay home, wash your hands, wear a mask.” We have learned caution, keeping our distance from others. Now begins Phase 2, and “Stay home” is modified. Yet the virus is not gone. So how do we stay safe? No one is saying it’s time to stop washing hands,…
Hear & Obey?
(I found this on the Reader’s Digest site.) I’m a nurse in a hospital’s children’s ward. One night, I was at the nurses’ station when I heard a little boy in his room talking. He kept the patter up for some time. Finally, I got on the intercom and said softly but firmly, “All right,…
Be Kind
My friend Sandy posted this on Facebook. It says “COPY AND PASTE … PLEASE SHARE.” So I did. As Governments are trying to figure out how to ease back in to a ‘new normal’ please remember: Some people don’t agree with the ‘reopening’… that’s okay – Be kind. Some people are still planning to stay…
Our Helper & Defender
We live in uncertain times, full of conflicting information in our struggle against an invisible enemy. But what we tend to forget is that there has always been uncertainly, conflict and struggle. That is why this prayer, from 96 AD, is exactly what we need today. If it is hard for you to find words…
“I Go to the Rock”
Yesterday I included the YouTube video of a song that really raises my spirits (and keeps playing in my head!). You may be familiar with the references, or you may not be. In any case, here are some insights into the song, with links to specific Bible verses. Where do I go when there’s nobody…
Where Do I Go?
“Zoey,” I said, “in a few minutes I am going to vacuum this room.” From her position lounging on my bed, my cat just looked at me. I’m sure she understood, but she wasn’t moving. Zoey has always had the notion that the vacuum cleaner, with all its noise, actively seeks to suck up cats….
Historical Wisdom
Quotes from past Presidents They all had crises and difficulties in their time, but from some of our former presidents comes wisdom that resonates today. Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams Patience…
Viral Humor?
Yes, I know that the Coronavirus is not funny, that many people are sick and in danger of dying, but sometimes you just have to laugh. Definition of irony: When the Year of the Rat starts with a plague. You know what they’re saying about 2020? It went viral faster than anyone thought it would….