Gratitude Cures Most Things

I Ayanda is a Zulu name (A to Z already), my daughter Brindha is her aunt in KwaZulu-Natal, my "sister" - remember - Calling cousins siblings is common among us (Tina's daughter, by marriage to my uncle Krish, who is my dad's youngest brother) Doing this: Naming folks who mean much to you, overcomes Corona (or some features of the trauma of Covid19, crept upon us last December!) II Diana Segovia (I know!) is an Spanish-American friend of Hind Eveline Lang, professor, was raised in Austria, special friend (She was there when Hind & I had our American wedding at the Diles) The Diles are now gone, once Rotary Club pillars, and Ohio U's FRIENDS (Short for AFIS: Athens Friends of International Students, to Heaven) III F is for Fatmata Jabati, from Sierra Leone, good pal at Ohio U (I will pause since recall is faulty. Yet great how surnames pop up for me & U) G must go to Grady, never married, passed on in 2017, at 82 Grady Henry Dorsett, Baptist preachers in his bloodline, itinerant mind you! H goes to Hadjuk, Polish American. Marcia, consort of Tom Diffenbach, PA (Not Personal Assistant, Pennsylvania. Tom & I dabbled in Space Communes) IV So friends on SOUP (this site) the above is one healthy way to stay Positive, engaged, not overwhelmed: list names of folks gone away - In my case I have returned a long way: Home to RSA, Republic of South Africa, saved by Jesus & Mandela - from USA Who knows if I left in time, now for both nations - & Earth - I pray