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Tag Archives: coronavirus
Four Months and Counting
Most of us have been dealing with the Coronavirus and COVID-19 for at least four months. We are spending more time in our homes and less at retail establishments. We have limited our exposure to some of our loved ones … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, life, thankful
Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, by ourselves, changes, coronavirus, Covid-19, difficult change, Doing Nothing often leads to the very best of something, Fralix, gift, new normal, Patti Fralix, relaxing, summer, The Fralix Group, time, time is a gift
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The Power of Human Connection
I listen to podcasts while on my (usual) daily walks. This morning’s podcast was so filled with wisdom that I stopped several times to take notes. I was listening to Brene Brown’s “Unlocking Us”, in which she interviews noteworthy experts. … Continue reading
Posted in life, Relationships
Tagged Brene Brown, building community, connection, coronavirus, Covid-19, Dr. Vivek Murthy, human, human connection, loneliness, love or fear, social disconnection, social distancing, strengthen and support connection, together, Unlocking Us, wearing masks
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Committed
The Coronavirus has done what nothing else has been able to do. It has kept me away from my grandchildren. April 2020 is the first month that I have missed seeing my grandchildren in more than fifteen years. While the … Continue reading
Posted in best self, change, life
Tagged adapting to change, call to action, choice, commitment, committed, coronavirus, decision, decisions, Drew, Elsie, Fralix, grandchildren, Inspiring Positive Change, making a choice, Mary Grace, Nana, out of my control, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, Virginia, visiting grandchildren
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Time Stands Still
The Coronavirus and Covid-19 have disrupted our lives immensely for about six weeks. You are most likely tired of talking about it and reading about it. Regardless of when or where it actually started, for most of us, it came … Continue reading
Posted in family, life, Relationships
Tagged April 28th, coronavirus, Covid-19, death, death of a loved one, ever enough?, family, grieving, heart attack, hold fast to your loved ones, keep us in your prayers, loss will be with us forever, loved ones, make lots of memories, moment in time, Robby Kinney, sad, Stephen Kinney, suffering, time stand still, treasure the moments, troubled
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Still Staying-in-Place
It has been more than a month since most of us were ordered to stay-in-place. Almost all states have this order in effect until the end of April, although a few states are beginning to reopen. Even in those states, … Continue reading
Posted in change, life
Tagged Back to the Table Cookbook, best green beans ever, Chicken Florentine, cook, coronavirus, Covid-19, Dr. Fauci, economy damaged, grits cake, lemon rice, Milk Street The New Home Cooking, nest, opening the economy, recipes, rejuvenate, roasted broccoli, roasted salmon, salmon, Shelter in Place, slow down, social distancing, soy-marmalade glaze, Stay-at-home, we cannot control what is happening, we control what happens within us, what is essential?
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The Lessons of this Time
Covid-19 has changed our lives. Some of the changes have been difficult. Even so, there are lessons learned that would not have been learned any other way. Some of the changes provided us some positive benefits that we also would … Continue reading
Posted in best self, change, life
Tagged alone, azaleas, being able to be alone, benefits, challenges, changes, comfort, cooking, coronavirus, Covid-19, difference between wants and needs, Fralix, lessons, lessons learned, lessons of this time, life's simple moments, Maureen, Mike, Mike Fralix, new normal, Patti Fralix, quarantine, Raleigh, Shelter in Place, social distancing, Stay at Home order, Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli, The Fralix Group, valuable lesson, wants vs needs
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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Till It’s Gone
Joni Mitchell’s words were made for this time. There is so much about our normal lives that is gone since Covid-19 arrived on the scene. What we do not yet know is how much of it will return, either because … Continue reading
Posted in family, gratitude, life, thankful
Tagged changes, cooking, coronavirus, Covid-19, cream cheese pound cake, current reality, Easter, Face Time, family, Fralix, Happy Place, missing people, normal lives, oatmeal, Patti Fralix, routine, schedule, social distancing, Spinach-mushroom salad, stablility, stress, Talladega Junior Welfare League Talladega Alabama, The Fralix Group, walking two miles a day, working at home, Zoom
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Our Current Reality
This is my fifth day of (partial) self-quarantine. While not (yet) required, my husband and I have remained in our home most of the time for the past five days. I have mainly only gone out to the grocery stores. … Continue reading
Posted in change, life
Tagged Americans, Closed Until Further Notice, closing restaurants, coronavirus, current reality, Do what makes you happy, epidemic, Family Time, Fralix, hoarding toilet paper, new normal, new reality, North Carolina, pandemic, partial shutdown, Patti Fralix, remote work, self-quarantine, shutting down, social distancing, The Fralix Group
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Interdependence During This Crisis
What a time we are having. There is no need to list the details since we are all well aware of them. Our world has changed overnight. Many people are suffering, and it is predicted to only get worse. First, … Continue reading
Posted in conflict, life, service
Tagged cook meals for others, coronavirus, crisis, food for children, Fralix, helping others, independent, interdependence, Keep Calm and Carry On, lend a helping hand, love your neighbor, make today the best day ever, meet this crisis head on, Patti Fralix, serving others, social distance, social distancing, taking care of others, The Fralix Group, the Lending Library, volunteers, what can you do to help others
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