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Valentine’s Day attracts a lot of superficial talk about love, but it strikes a chord in that we all want love in our lives. Maybe the holiday reminds us of how much we wish – and against all experience to the contrary – expect love to be simple: hearts, flowers, chocolates, and tender I love you’s.
But our lives teach us…..
Passing the anniversary of the pandemic outbreak, with hope shining brightly on the horizon like the advent of spring, it seems like a good time to take stock of where this year of isolation from social norms as brought us.
While grateful for the silver linings, we’d be remiss…..
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Our current circumstance of sheltering at home brings this expression, “Misery loves company” to mind rather readily. Yes, we’re all in this “same boat” but we can’t get together physically to moan about it! I suppose the expression could mean: “If I have to be miserable, I want everyone to suffer right along with me,” but that’s not the interpretation I’m going for. I’m missing the solace we would normally get from airing our…..