The US is Falling Apart

It feels like the United States has been unraveling since the coronovirus traveled there from Europe. Things aren't great in Europe but the countries here seem to have a better handle on how to deal with a public health crisis. For one thing, there are national health systems here, where people are insured through their … Continue reading The US is Falling Apart →

Life Lesson 16: Attitude is Everything!

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."--Khalil Gibran One month into the lockdown in Spain, I saw my English neighbor Ray walking his … Continue reading Life Lesson 16: Attitude is Everything! →

Enriching Your Spiritual Life

Has this covid-19 pandemic made you more spiritually hungry? I know it has done that for me. I want and need to spend more time connecting with others spiritually. For example, I have been attending Sunday services via Zoom back at our Countryside Unitarian-Universalist Church in Palatine, Illinois, where we attended services for 19 years. … Continue reading Enriching Your Spiritual Life →

U.S. Supreme Court Undermines Democracy

Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said the U.S. Supreme Court is "undermining our democracy" in its ruling requiring voting to go ahead today in Wisconsin, despite Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers' issuance of an executive order Monday postponing the election to June 9, citing the public health risk. According to … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Undermines Democracy →

Covid-19 Economic Catastrophe

Almost 10 million people have filled claims for unemployment compensation in the last two weeks in the United States. As reported by the New York Times today, "the speed and scale of the job losses is without precedent. Until last month, the worst week for unemployment filings was 695,000 in 1982." First people fell ill with covid-19 … Continue reading Covid-19 Economic Catastrophe →

Day 16 of Spain’s Lockdown

Spain now has 85,195 cases of covid-19, with 7,340 deaths. On March 1, there were only 84 cases here. That wasn't even a month ago. I think this month, March 2020, will be remembered as the longest one we have ever experienced. Each day has passed so slowly, with dramatic increases in deaths reported in … Continue reading Day 16 of Spain’s Lockdown →

In Praise of Yoga

I love doing yoga. In fact, it is so important to my life that I have a woman in a yoga pose (a yogi) tattooed on the inside of my left ankle. I had this one custom designed and applied by an experienced tattoo artist in Limerick, Ireland. Here it is: Why am I so … Continue reading In Praise of Yoga →

Day 12 of Spain’s Lockdown

I went for a walk with the dog this morning. I took our rescue terrier Tess through a nearby park and then down to an adjacent park with a playground. But the playground has plastic tape around it. No one is allowed to play there now. On our way back home, I saw a man … Continue reading Day 12 of Spain’s Lockdown →

Keeping Sane During the Pandemic

I am not going to cite depressing statistics about how many Covid-19 cases there are now in Spain or how many deaths. After being in lockdown for one week, it's time for some humor. It's the only way we are going to keep it together during this crisis. I have reviewed funny memes, cartoons, posts … Continue reading Keeping Sane During the Pandemic →