I woke up today with sense of calmness especially after spending time Friday with grandchildren and an unusual shopping time with my daughter Sarah. I wanted her opinion on options of sprucing up the kitchen. There was no huge ticking of the clock. With a busy family, errands, and work the gift of time was much valued. Time with my friends and family is always a gift. Conflicts or differing views, differing ideas seem to not cloud the core of love, connectedness and those things we have in common. In this present time, we have all been trying to re-define life while still clinging to life before Covid-19 and figuring out life as we move forward. Other than groceries or other necessities, I had not, until today, entered a store and it will be rare for now. Yet with “best practices” and of course, a mask we distanced and followed the protocol. I hope that we continue to see the bigger picture that this has put the brakes on a moving world and now will be defined over time the evolution of post Covid-19.
Meanwhile, moments of the everyday will be defined by our attitude. Although we are individuals, we are also a nation (and world) either denying the truth of science and resisting doing our part to protect each other or accepting it is what will also put us back on track. The doctors and researchers who have been behind the scenes working to learn about this new virus and find solutions were in the process before most of us grasped the urgency. Our attitudes of America should be of unity and caring rather than divisive attitudes as though we operate as a unit of 1. That, in reality, has never been true. WE will survive together and have hope.
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Jillian Porter
Front Porch musings from a down South girl. The Southern Front Porch The porches in the south were both a welcome mat and a place to spend two hours saying goodbye after the announcement of “Its time to go!” I grew up watching my elders interact with their friends and family and I noticed Archives
December 2020
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