Pandemic diary #8: The road to freedom
BY JO ST LEON “I think [the earth is] sending us a message: ‘You are not necessary. The air, earth, water and sky without you […]
pandemic diary
Pandemic diary #7: Enough?
BY JO ST LEON “In studies of people isolated…researchers have found there appears to be an inflection point where the frustration and hardship of being […]
Pandemic diary #6: What next?
BY JO ST LEON “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It […]
Pandemic diary #5: If I really wanted to…
BY JO ST LEON “We read to know we are not alone” — C.S. Lewis Last week, I had various plans for how to use […]
Pandemic diary #4: A new world
BY JO ST LEON “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are” — Mason Cooley This week I have […]
Pandemic diary #3: Journey into solitude
BY JO ST LEON “In a pandemic, self-isolation is called quarantine. In Buddhism, it is called retreat. From the cave of our homes, like the […]
Pandemic diary #2: Uncharted waters
BY JO ST LEON “And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through…But one thing is certain. When you come […]
Pandemic diary #1: After the music stopped
BY JO ST LEON “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested…and learned new ways of being” — Kitty O’Meara Saturday […]