Wearing a face mask is one of 2 key steps to slowing the spread of the Covid-19 virus. There’s another key step, however, when it comes to using face masks: it’s critical to use a clean, fresh mask. If you keep using the same mask over and over again, you’re putting on “protection” that may […]
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Comfort Food Beyond Easy: 1 Bowl Mac ‘n Cheese
We can all use a bit of extra comfort these days while under isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And no food dishes out the comfort like mac ‘n cheese. If you’ve ever made the traditional version of this dish, it is time-consuming and quite labor intensive with making a white sauce, cooking the pasta […]
A Practice For Dismantling Fear in Stressful Times, Part 2
Living in fear and uncertainty amidst a global pandemic is real. It can be debilitating, leaving us feeling powerless and out of control. Looking at the fear and examining what it’s made of , can help relieve some tension, but looking at those fears isn’t enough by itself. In the first part of the Dismantling […]
Mary Oliver for Corona Times – a Poem
This insightful poem by Adrie Suzanne Kusserow, really struck me when it was shared last week in a worldwide community writing session I’m participating in. Written along the form of Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese, I love how the words offer such a grace-filled permission for us to feel into everything that this isolation and crumbling […]
Make a Difference: Wear This Easy DIY No-Sew Face Mask
Each of us can help slow the spread of the Coronavirus. Staying at home is the most helpful step. Next up is wearing a face mask when we go out on those necessary trips, like getting groceries or pickinig up medications. Here is a super easy, no-sew fabric mask that you can make from a […]
A Practice for Dismantling Fear in Stressful Times
Woof! What wild times we are living in right now. Transformation of ourselves, our society, and the planet as a whole is now. There is no certainty and things change day by day and sometimes hour by hour. We humans do not do well with the unknown: our reptilian brains like life all laid out […]