Category Archives: Life in Covid Times

The Miracle of Graduation

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that ‘individuality’ is the key to success. ~ Robert Orben Tonight a jointly published post on both the Ministry of … Continue reading

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Acceptance and Action for Happiness

Acceptance has never been an idea I’ve been very comfortable with. I think it comes from the fact that I had some tough times as a kid and the idea that I couldn’t change things was too horrible of an … Continue reading

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Back to school, go easy and a new project

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over. ~ Gary Finley So tonight a grab bag of things to talk about, going back to school, going easy on yourself and a new project I’m working … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: This was a test

There’s also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember as being a very, very dark time. There was apocalypse in the air; the punk … Continue reading

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Happiness is being prepared

Happiness is being prepared Tonight a bit of a different kind of post for the Ministry of Happiness. It’s been a weekend where we have had several small earthquakes in the Bay Area of California. While I didn’t feel any … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: Butterflies or Bust

My COVID Times Diary: Butterflies or Bust Similar to a butterfly, I’ve gone through a metamorphosis, been released from my dark cocoon, embraced my wings, and soared! ~ Dana Arcuri When we all first learned we would be locked down … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu!

My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu! We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.       ~ Iris Murdoch We are now … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: The triple-triple

My COVID Times Diary: The triple-triple No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. ~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec This will be a short post tonight, it’s a horribly sad post.  Almost ten months into the pandemic, even with vaccines being … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: Let’s not flip the switch just yet

My COVID Times Diary: Let’s not flip the switch just yet Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you. ~ Neil Armstrong At the … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: Hope and Death

My COVID Times Diary: Hope and Death We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Pale death beats equally at the … Continue reading

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