I recently watched The Jungle Book (Disney movie) with my children and enjoyed singing along to this song many of us will remember from our childhood: “Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities…” It made me think of how lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to learn to live without some things we used to think were essential to life. Who would have thought women like me would be a

I’m still smiling How is it possible? a wounded soldier marching trying my best to do right by everyone I am being pulled in every direction death and sickness scare me no more Who will miss me the most? Thinking to myself Trying to find rest Weary of life’s troubles Wanting to help others Hoping for better days ahead Have I lost my mind? We keep going like robots So much has gone wrong Where do we find strength? A world full of pain and suffering What is this life? (Now read