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Describe an experience this week that made you happy.
I'm on vacation this week with my husband, in Bandon Oregon. I noticed a temporary sign on the beach loop that said Circles in the Sand. I had recently read about this. It's an occasional thing that a few people do, I guess as an act of love. They create beautiful meditation labyrinths. As I arrived, the man who had drawn it was leaving with his tools. He said it was still walkable, so we scooted down & walked the beautiful moving meditation before it flowed out into the Pacific. What serendipity! Meaningful minutes without a thought of the pandemic.
July 28, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I finally got an appointment for a vaccine, and got the first shot a couple days ago. The feeling of "it's too good to be true" is overwhelming. It's no exaggeration, I simply can't imagine being safe from the virus. I know I won't be protected until 2 weeks after the second shot, but just the thought of life without this all-encompassing fear and sorrow is unimaginable. Literally unimaginable. And, in a stroke of irony, the day I got my shot, our state health department announced that the new varient has been found in my extremely remote county and the surrounding counties, and is causing a surge in new cases. I live in a town that was designated 'the middle of nowhere', as it is furthest from any metropolitan area of any town in the US. It's a two and a half hour drive to the nearest larger town. Yet the variant is here, and if it's in the middle of nowhere, it is everywhere. More fear, can't escape it yet. Stay safe. Wear your mask. Please get your vaccine when it's available to you.
March 21, 2021