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Has the pandemic affected your religious or spiritual observance in any way? If so, talk about it.

<strong> I was never much of a religious observer.</strong> Until I was out on my own I attended church services in the service of someone else rather than myself. I had a "religious" wedding to satisfy the desire of family members, not because I wanted one. I would have preferred something different, but not enough to fight for it. <strong>But I started attending a Friends online meeting a couple of months ago</strong>. I attended some meetings many years ago, liked the peacefulness an the silence and was frankly starved for interaction, even if the interaction was sitting in a quiet place for an hour, online, with a bunch of strangers.</strong> <strong> I have started to look forward to attending now.</strong> Some weeks it still feels like a chore, as if I am checking off a box for my day. I still find myself resenting the time I am spending, mentally listing out the other options I have for that hour of the morning. But<strong> I make myself go and sit online silently and it is helping.</strong> It is helping<strong> in my thinking during the week</strong>. It is helping me<strong> to deal with all the feelings of anger, jealously and frustration this pandemic has provoked. The only preaching I am hearing is the thoughts in my head.</strong>