On Sunday night I took down the pictures on the walls in my living area and gave them happily to a dear friend. The next morning the bare walls struck me by surprise. As I walked into the kitchen to make my morning tea gone

Last Saturday I went to the community pool in my neighborhood. Only fifteen people are allowed in at a time to swim or walk in the pool and we must wear our masks as we wait.  It's advisable to get there early to

Last Tuesday I got an email with the Subject: Furlough Update. I was one of the last employees to get notified that my job was being terminated.  My time in Hawaii is over. I also knew that it was a possibility given the impact of

Do you have a hard time asking for help? If you do, you're not alone.  I have a friend going through what I call the change trifecta -- divorce, job change and possible relocation in the midst of our collective change.  She shared with me

Last Thursday I had a conversation with a family member that didn't end well.  When I reflect on our exchange the one simple thing I could have done was to just listen.  But I went into fix and solution mode and said, "If you did that

I am learning how to walk again without a crutch and it's not easy. One is I feel safe with the crutch and two I have forgotten how to walk.  My Physical Therapist told me to take small baby steps and for my six-foot

Monday, I had an unusual experience. I started my day with a simple plan. A doctor's visit about my knee.  Happy with my progress my doctor suggested finding medical magnets to get the pocket of swelling out of my knee.  I made a few stops with no

A friend left a puzzle for me at my front door.  For weeks the picture of a golden lab diving into water after his red and purple ball stared back at me. Yesterday I opened the box. I thought, "A puzzle and a fork in a road have

I loved these two poems. They speak to the spaces of this time. The first one is from Rumi-                               The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a

Yesterday I found out I was furloughed. I was a bit shocked and surprised with the receipt of my afternoon email.  This was the second round of furloughs and I didn't think I would be impacted especially since I had been in morning meetings discussing