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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

Languishing. I finally heard a word to help describe my feelings. Languid (adj): without vigor or vitality. Languish (vi) to become weak or droop; to long or to pine. Yes, that term helps to define where I am at this point. I'm not depressed, and surely I'm not enthusiastic. I've pushed through months of the pandemic using extra energy to be positive, and it has worked. I've supported friends and family and have found ways to brighten each day. I'm able to hike and garden with friends and to continue meeting with book groups via Zoom. That's been wonderful. My husband and I are fully vaccinated, and that's freeing. The cup is half full in so many ways, yet I still long for my usual enthusiasm and energy. Pandemic fatigue? Perhaps that is real. Acknowledging it feels right.