Reconciliation

Antigua, Guatemala

As we shelter at home, I have time to think more clearly about my life and purpose and to gain meaning from the past. I’ve been “running on empty” (a great Jackson Browne song) for years. I’m not sure when it started, or maybe it has always been there. Striving for good grades in high school and college, to make an impact in my career as a pharmacist, and volunteer work at church and our art museum. These are definitely all things I enjoy, but I realize that I have been running from point to point for years, never stopping long enough to enjoy the moment.During these weeks of reflection, I’ve been most appreciative of friends reaching out to make sure I am okay and it has been a pleasure to see my neighbors with their children on bikes and scooters, and everyone out walking their dogs!!I am even grateful for the internet. I’ve had old friends reach out to re-connect that I haven’t seen in 35 years. In some ca