We all know hard work pays off. Why do we hope it will be “easy”? I recently heard myself complaining to an old friend, “It’s doesn’t get any easier.” We were talking about the pandemic. But it could have been anything–work, socializing, taking care of yourself. Isn’t everything different and more difficult? But as the […]
How Dogs Help Us Cope
Rocky, who is now 8 months old, doesn’t care about the pandemic. So I watch him…and try to take a page from his playbook. He doesn’t ruminate about how long we’ll be sheltering in place. He stays in “the now,” happy that he has what he needs: food, walks, and belly rubs. I first began […]