Healing takes more than naming our emotion. We also need to express what we are feeling, such as smiling when we are happy, crying when we are sad or scared, shouting when we are angry. Emotions that we avoid or trap inside often hold us hostage, hold us back from healing, growing, loving, living. 

One way to express some of the unpleasant things we may be feeling during this pandemic is to simply tell others our story. 

We invite you to join our running story board. Tell others your story and describe what life is like for you
since the pandemic began. What are you feeling? How are you coping? What have you lost? What have you gained?

Please keep your story to 250 words or less. Stories will be posted pending approval. Authors will be identified only by 

First name, Last initial, and location... or as Anonymous if you prefer. 

My dad lives in a nursing home. He was so excited about turning 90. Because of covid we weren't allowed to visit him and have the big party we planned. We gathered on the sidewalk outside his bedroom window and sang Happy Birthday at the top of our lungs and released balloons that drifted right past his window. We still can't visit. But it was good to see him smile. I miss sharing coffee with him.