Original Written Poetry: If We Worked Together

If We All Worked Together I remember a time, when it was okay to give and receive hugs And now, within this new world, without that special touch, The emotions of my heart, it feels all of those desperate tugs. Every spectrum of this fight, the left, the right… They are all in this battle,

Society’s Chain

Our society is on the verge of an internal break-down. So many are ailing –  Not just from a worldly contagious virus, But so many have relapsed in what their ideas of respect are, And where they store hope. Perhaps our world just isn’t ill with a terrible malady, But it is developing a disability

Reopening Illinois: Why I won’t be running to the open stores & restaurants right away…

So, Illinois is no longer under a #stayathome order. With our new “open reality,” it is now called “Recovery Executive Order.” Retail stores, salons, barbers and outdoor eating at restaurants are open again. Some people have been going stir crazy and can’t wait to start entering the indoor retail world of shopping. Then , there

Lifting stay at home orders and moving from an infected pandemic to angry pandemonium

In Illinois, May 29, 2020, it was marked the end of the #stayathome order. Out of the entire United States, our state was actually the only one that met the guidelines to slowly reopen again – of course, other places around the U.S. had already began to open and much earlier than they should have.

The New Normal With COVID19: THE COVID BATTLES

  …  I know that it has been at least since the third week of March that we have been at this “Stay at home shelter,” thing.  I am starting to lose count. Whether it has been a month, month and a half, or almost two months, any way you look at it, it feels

The New Normal (COVID19)… 7 weeks? 2 months- Everyone’s getting restless.

  I think it has been almost two months that we’ve been sheltering in place? I could be wrong. The weeks really blend together these days. I do know when it is Monday and Thursday because that is when I go to the office. The stay at home extension was extended right before April ended.

The New Normal with COVID19: The Dilemma on Reopening the Nation- When is the right time?

  In most of America, 90% of its population has been “Shelter in Place,” or in “lock-down.”  There are a few states who never put those measures in place, but did encourage its citizens to stay home more, encouraging the slogan, “Safer at Home.”  Here in Illinois, we started “Shelter in Place” a couple weeks

The New Normal With Covid19: One week of Shelter in Place- Arthur, Illinois

Today marked one week that we’ve been “Shelter in Place.” It feels like it has been a really long week, but I think it is because we are living day to day. I’ve been trying to work on projects and begin working on some of the things that need done to get my mind off

Blog Series: The New Normal with COVID19: Social Distancing & Shelter in Place

Tuesday was day #9 of social distancing and day #4 of Shelter in Place, but I am not really sure which one I am supposed to be keeping track of or counting. Although, if we try to look at it in a positive light, our pastor has told us we are one day closer to

Blog Series: The New Normal with COVID19 Shelter in Place (days 6-8)

It has been a few days since my last post. We are now officially, “Shelter in Place,” as of this past Saturday, March 21, 2020 which started at 5:00 pm. We all got through the weekend okay, but I did hear of many who flocked to the grocery stores to stock up on food once