People I love are sick.
One has shingles. One has Covid, and the rest of the family are showing symptoms. The fear in both households is that a mild case will take a turn, and complications will ensue. It happens. And it also often doesn’t happen.
I am reminded of the cheery/scary slogan my daughter’s college adopted during the first year of their special Covid emails: “Stay Vigilant! Be Resilient!” In the meantime, you do what you can to manage both your symptoms and your spirit.
Sometimes there is nothing better for under-the-weather days than a bowl of chicken soup.
What’s your favorite?
The condensed kind, with the unnaturally tiny squares of chicken pieces in it, sort of salty with a slight taste of metal can and not nearly enough noodles? Homemade chicken noodle soup dropped off by a neighbor, full of carrots and good broth? Your grandmother’s recipe? Or maybe you prefer ramen or dumplings in your soup, or you forgo the chicken altogether.
Or maybe you prefer your chicken soup with rice, all year long, like Maurice Sendak and Carole King in the video below: Chicken Soup with Rice.
a writing prompt
Write about what you like to eat when you are under the weather.
Start by describing it using your senses, then see what starts to emerge in your memory or imagination as you write.
two workshop opportunities
Want to write more with me, and a small group of people? I’m leading two workshops this spring.
1. An online Lenten writing workshop—six weeks of writing, March 9-April 13th. We’ll use a variety of prompts to explore the season. Join me on Wednesdays during Lent.
2. An online workshop for Faith & Grief Ministries for six weeks during March and April. Join me on Tuesday evenings for Writing for Remembrance & Healing.
Find out more about both workshop opportunities on my home page here.
