Twenty-six months ago life became filled with uncertainty. The world was on fire with a virus and confusion prevailed. The pandemic was leading the way and the world went into shelter from this invisible but deadly force. In those days, before vaccinations, the name...
We have had to live with the pandemic for almost two years now. That is a long time. Omicron has emerged as yet another manifestation of this pandemic and we do not know what will follow. Will Omicron mutate and another less contagious variant emerge or will it morph...
At least four times a day I hear patients say to me, “I can’t wait to go back to normal life.” What is normal while living through a pandemic that has affected the whole world and each of us personally. Before going back to normal ask yourself these...
This will take patience. This living through a pandemic. We are now in the phase of hope, there is a vaccine now approved and making its way across the country. Feelings of restlessness with sheltering in place, wearing masks, keeping distance, not traveling must be...
Last week I was talking to a New York Times author and she asked me the following question, “without thinking too much about the answer what is the most important lesson the contemplative nuns you knew for 40 years taught you.?” Immediately I said,...
