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

<strong>The pandemic has narrowed my focus.</strong> I seem to have <strong>lost the drive and purpose</strong> that fueled me beforehand. The <strong>loss of live worship services</strong> and the <strong>loss of our Care and Concern Director has left me feeling abandoned. </strong>How do you care for a congregation in a pandemic with no Director? How do you mobilize volunteers without one? <strong>There are times when the sense of loneliness is deeper.</strong> Nowhere to "hang out" now that the weather has turned cold, wet, and windy. More lockdowns seem to be in the forecast as the numbers keep climbing. I am tired of COVID precautions. It is this letting down the guard that spreads this latest wave. <strong>People are covid-fatigued, and want to be with family and friends.</strong> Beyond that,<strong> I have been utterly demoralized by the politicization of the pandemic. IT IS NOT A HOAX!!</strong> People are literally dying from attending funerals, weddings, and birthday parties. Political rallies and other mass events become super-spreaders because people are not taking Covid-19 seriously. It is "someone else's" problem. I am <strong>anxious about Election Day</strong> and the prospect of voter harassment.<strong> I don't understand why police are still killing African Americans at the rate they do.</strong> <strong>The pandemic has made my job doubly difficult! </strong>There is too much to do virtually that takes three times as long as when we could do it in person. <strong>So many more people are in danger of foreclosure or eviction. </strong>Some of the people that call me haven't worked in 5-6 months. I can see the handwriting on the wall. Once they get back to work, we will have another lockdown. Then there will truly be a homeless population close in scale to the refugees. I am NOT ready for the Fall Back off of Daylight Savings Time. In a meeting, someone shared that <strong>we need to revive our dreams.</strong> <strong>Sleep</strong> is an issue, even with medication. <strong>Fatigue comes with listening to other people's struggles.</strong> <strong>I am planning a better garden next season.</strong> More greens, root vegetables (beets, turnips, rutabagas) more herbs, and a Three Sisters' Garden with Popcorn, Cherokee Trail of Tears beans, and Kuri Squash.