Monthly Archives: May 2020

The first month into this pandemic I wrestled with the shock of having no choice but to shut down my newly opened flagship store and wellness center. Anxiety laden questions and panicky “what if’s” consumed my pre-dawn tossing and turning  on a regular basis. Unknown variables – both surrounding the magnitude of the virus and what the post-pandemic world would look like – took over, leaving me feeling helpless and at the mercy of an unrestricted, ubiquitous malevolent force I could only imperturbably attempt to ward off with isolation, a flimsy mask, thin gloves and rigorous hand washing. It hardly felt like appropriate armor in this Battle of Fear born from a walloping, nasty, infectious microorganism causing so much devastation.

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