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Grief

 Over 1 million people in America have passed in the last few years from Sars Covid-19 and or complications from the disease. We are a nation in grief. 

Not just grief from the Covid situation, but many of us are grieving the changes that occurred in our lives during that time. Not being able to see our loved ones or going about our daily habits, such as going to the supermarket or going to work and or to worship. 

Educators across our country had an extremely challenging time with the readjustments to their jobs. Some areas of the country chose to have no school at all. In California we had to instantly adjust to online learning. This was a hard problem for many, causing another grievous situation. 

Babysitting while teaching, cooking while teaching, learning all the latest programs and how to deliver the curriculum caused grief for many others as well. 

Families suffered as well. I will save that for another time. 

Covid is not gone. We are still working hard as a state and nation to get the majority vaccinated. 

We cannot control the wind, BUT we can control our sails . (anonymous) 

We shall look forward to passing through this grief and making a better world for ourselves.

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