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

<strong> I have uploaded artwork I have been creating in the last few years. I find creative outlets very good for my spirit</strong>. I create the artwork with a program on my iPad. I call the method digital abstract expressionism.<strong> The title of this work is Supernaturally Improbable. The pandemic reminds us that life is unpredictable and random. The serendipity of life encourages me to believe in luck.</strong> My father always said you can be one in million lucky and one in a million unlucky. I believe you can create your own luck by reaching out and trying to seize opportunities. I learned about the pandemic journal from a news article and now I enjoy registering my thoughts and experiences as part of a ritual. I have made it through the pandemic by doing daily exercises as part of an aging program.<strong> I still feel young in some ways and lucky that I avoided the coronavirus.</strong> I received both Pfizer vaccines. In terms of<strong> luck</strong>, I have won $100 everyday in the last three days. I hope its a harbinger to winning a major prize. I was able to take advantage of the<strong> beautiful weather</strong> in East Hampton, New York and get fresh air and take a walk. It opens up the mind and heart.<strong> Rituals</strong> like keeping a digital diary, buying lotto tickets, reading The New York Times, Washington Post and Boston Globe and writing many letters to the editor keeps me moving. A night of watching MSNBC, Netflix, HBO Max, Showtime, Comedy Central and Network Evening News feeds the<strong> brain food</strong> I need.