Zoom, Zoom!

Zoom, Zoom!

I Zoom, you Zoom, WE ALL ZOOM! As a PwP — Person With Parkinson’s — I have had opportunity after opportunity to challenge my “bounce-back” capacity long before Pandemic 2020. What is truly awesome about 2020 and ongoing for me has been a deep sense of how...
All of us have the ability to be resilient

All of us have the ability to be resilient

Living during the pandemic has been challenging for me but it has also been a very reflective time as well. About two-and-a-half months ago I had a sewer back up which flooded both of my bathrooms. I had to move to a hotel for several months and, in fact, I just...
Resilience and the breath

Resilience and the breath

I have felt the need to take deep and restful breaths, spend time outdoors, and take on the world the best I could! Exercise class got me through a lot of the year. The voice of Elli Bergor made every yoga class worthwhile. She taught me how a deep yogic breath calms....
Year of COVID-19

Year of COVID-19

Despite being constrained over the last year, I’ve continued to be extremely active. This pandemic time gave me a chance to sort through heaps of treasures and artifacts from my extensive travels. The date I remember the most was Thursday, March 19, 2020. I was...
We are in this together

We are in this together

The love of a grandchild is irreplaceable, especially during these times. So the pandemic for me… has been a multilevel growth experience. I have found it to be an opportunity as well as making it necessary to find ways to be self-empowered. The Zoom classes...
In the kinship of this world

In the kinship of this world

The things that sustained me throughout my career have sustained me during this challenging time: my love of writing and contemplating the world. In July 2019 I retired after half a century as a university professor in the USA. I was very afraid of having to live...