“I understood at a very early age that in Nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.” -Alice Walker This quote sums up why I row. If you know my...
I try to not talk about politics in my blogs but this week, it is hard to ignore what is happening in our country and not comment. It is impossible to not feel many emotions about the injustice that happened to George Floyd. It is also impossible to ignore the...
We’ve all heard the terms used to describe how we are experiencing the pandemic and sheltering in place. People talk about “being in this together” “challenging times”, “roller coaster rides”, etc. You’ve heard the terms; you’ve probably used them...
“In the old days” Happy Hour meant meeting some friends for drinks, typically on a Friday night but sometimes during the week. Restaurants and bars would often offer discounts to lure people in before the rush of dinner and hope that early revelers would stick...
It seems there is only one thing on everybody’s mind: COVID 19. In all the conversations I’ve had with friends, families, and neighbors, everyone is having difficulty describing the experience that they are having. I’ve heard it described as “challenging, trying,...
We are now into week three of social distancing. Some days are better than others. Most of us are feeling the sadness and loneliness, at least from time to time, of limited human contact. We are social beings, after all. Imagine being an elderly person in a...
Last week, the government suggested that we implement Social Distancing for 15 days. In an effort to stave off boredom, loneliness, and feeling a bit out of control, we reached out more in group texts, we spent a little more time cleaning, cooking, or just...
Have you recently run to the store to pick up something only to find the parking lot full, the lines long and the shelves empty? The COVID virus has many of us running to stock up on essentials and hunker down for who knows how long. The sense of panic seems to...
There are basic steps that we can all take to boost our immune system. These include: good handwashing techniques, having a humidifier in our homes, coughing and sneezing into the crook of our arms, getting enough sleep, eating whole foods, moderate daily...
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