{"id":10596,"date":"2021-01-14T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/?p=10596"},"modified":"2021-01-17T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T20:21:02","slug":"new-year-2021-pandemic-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/omiexcelsior\/new-year-2021-pandemic-and-beyond","title":{"rendered":"New Year 2021-Pandemic and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To say 2020 was challenging is an understatement. It was meant to be 2020 CLEAR VISION.\u00a0 Instead it was 2020 BLURRED VISION and was devastating for so many. Like many other organizations, businesses, and nonprofits, Life Frames, Inc. & A Living Library<\/strong> were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that proved unimaginable. Where meetings and classes could go virtual, planting and pruning trees could not.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic slowed everybody down<\/em>,\u201d A.L.L.<\/em> Founder & Director, Bonnie Ora Sherk, says.<\/p>\n

Still, with challenge came opportunities. \u201cSo many deaths and lives were disrupted, but, as we all slowed down, our sensitivity, reflections, and appreciation for each other and all of life, as well as certain activities were being felt more deeply.\u00a0 And, otherwise, we might have missed these qualities and important experiences.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new year,\u201d <\/em>Sherk says, \u201cI am optimistic for a better and healthier future for all, bringing new opportunities, as well as nurturing and strengthening our ongoing ecological transformations and integrated hands-on learning programs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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A.L.L.<\/em> is carrying this spirit into the new year with both ongoing and emerging projects:<\/p>\n

Ongoing projects:<\/i><\/h3>\n