Corona Kaddish
Thinkiing of You – Ricardo Lowenberg, artist. Used with permission of the artist. www.ricardolowenberg.com Coronavirus, COVID-19, has descended upon us with innumerable challenges. Not least among…
Considering Corona: Take a Moment and Breathe
One minute before things hopefully return to normal, I have the feeling that we are holding our collective breath. We have been through so much these past two months. Sudden lockdown. No school.…
Coronavirus Craze
Coronavirus, COVID-19, strikes fear in all of us. Will we catch it? Should we quarantine? Will somebody close to us die? What will happen to the world economy? Will there be food on the supermarket…
Life Unexpected: Losing my Mom
My mom was one month short of her 91st birthday when she passed on. Mom knew how to live life fully. Swimming daily well into her 90th year, attending study groups and concerts, even dancing at…
Resilience Building in Nepal: Musings on the Second Anniversary of the Nepal Earthquake – April 25, 2017
Marking the second anniversary of the Nepal earthquake, on April 25, 2017, is a time to stop and take stock of all that has happened since that terrible day and to underscore the humanitarian aid…