One morning while sitting in my study, I listen to the rain as it hit the roof, and watching out the window as the droplets were sparkling on the leaves. I thought how peaceful and calm, all was right in our world. Then my mind would shift to just a few nights ago at my local police department, where many officers had been called back to work, because of threats of violence and protest. This came with long hours at work over several days for many of them. This was playing out all over the country.
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Like many of you during this COVID-19 pandemic, I am trying to find ways to cope and make the best of things while staying at home and limiting any unnecessary travel. It reminds me of the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. He plays Phil Connors, a cynical TV weatherman who is dispatched to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to do an annual puff piece on Groundhog Day. You know the story: Once there, he finds himself trapped in a time warp, living out the same 24 hours over and over again. Does this sound familiar to some of you?
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