Tag: covid-19

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Mindfulness for Health and Hope

S. Lynne Marshall

“During this trying time, we can all benefit from positive, inspiring messages and encouragement. Join me every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for a phone-in audio program where I will provide guided meditation and simple exercises to help calm your mind and soothe your soul. This program is offered as part of the City of Barrie’s Seniors Centre Without Walls initiative. To register for this program, contact City of Barrie Recreation Programmer Jessica Gourlie at
705-739-4220 ext 5688 or by email Jessica.gourlie@barrie.ca.”

Pan 2020 (Covid-19)

Pan 2020: Covid-19 Renamed

S. Lynne Marshall

This is the first that I’ve written about the pandemic that started early this year. Until now I couldn’t share my thoughts about how it effects us and how to cope, because I didn’t feel able to use the words that are commonly used in headlines; namely, the term for the beastly germ phenomenon,  the particular virus that is rampant. (Indeed, I only wrote the words in the title AFTER this article was finished.) When I see the name of the viral germ repeated over and over again, often accompanied by magnified and colour-enhanced images, I get an emotional reaction that blocks right-mindedness and creates anxiety. Not so much for my own well-being and safety, as for how the messages when presented this way will effect everyone, creating more denial than acceptance, more reaction than response, more fear than love. Continue reading “Pan 2020: Covid-19 Renamed” →