In Place
June 1, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.
“In Place”
Less traffic
Cleaner air
Fewer car accidents
Animals regaining habitats
Time for family
Home schooling—lessons for all.
Less time in stores
Connecting with friends and family
In this together
Helping each other
Neighbors closer
Talks over fences
Walks
Time with spouse
Close to sports free tv
Reading
Time off work
Valuing pets
Valuing humor
Kindness
Music
Concern for others
Time for hobbies
Time to create
Time for poetry
Working from home
Smaller classes in schools
Cleaner surfaces
Cleaner hands, LOL
Enjoying cooking
Allowing relaxing
Time to think
Reasons to be healthier—
Exercise, vitamins, cleaner diet
Cleaning out the freezer
Deeper thoughts
Deeper feelings
Deeper breathing
The excitement of novelty
New starts
Changing directions
Excuse to quit a bad job
Testing our metal
Facing problems
Finding inner strengths
Meditation
Learning the internet…finally.
Ariele M. Huff
Ariele Huff is a writing teacher who writes, an editor of magazines, novels, and nonfiction. Her work is currently adorning many eBooks and paperbacks on Amazon, as well as Northwest Prime Time and Seniors Sunset Times.
SHARING STORIES is a weekly column for and about the 50 plus crowd living in the Puget Sound region. Send your stories and photos to ariele@comcast.net. Tell local or personal stories; discuss concerns around aging and other issues; share solutions, good luck, and reasons to celebrate; poems are fine too. Pieces may be edited or excerpted. We reserve the right to select among pieces. Photos are always a plus and a one-sentence bio is requested (where you live, maybe age or career, retired status, etc.).
SHARING STORIES is featured on www.northwestprimetime.com, the website for Northwest Prime Time, a monthly publication for baby boomers, seniors, retirees, and those contemplating retirement. The newspaper can be found in the greater Seattle area and other Puget Sound locations. For more information, call 206-824-8600 or visit www.northwestprimetime.com. To find other SHARING STORIES articles on this website type "sharing stories" in the search function above.
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