COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Starts Today – Daily Quote

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Marie Curie conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. In 1903, they awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Marie, her husband Pierre, and physicist Henri Becquerel. Conservators store her notebooks in lead-lined boxes because of elevated levels of radiation. Her furniture, cookbooks, and many of her personal possessions, also require special handling. Marie carried vials of the deadly radium isotope in her pockets, a material with a half-life of 1,601 years.

Scientists throughout history have acted in ways that we might now consider reckless. But their investigations advanced our understanding of nature and our amazing universe. Curie’s research led to her hypothesis of the existence of atoms and she coined the phrase “radioactivity.” Today, scientists work to discover the next brilliant theory, a viable cure for life-threatening diseases, and new antibodies that will protect the world from evolving viruses. Scientists, health care providers, and the anonymous individuals who volunteer for clinical trials to test the vaccines deserve our gratitude.

Today, the first clinical trial for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will begin at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Forty-five participants are set to receive the initial experimental shots. These doses were developed by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Moderna Inc. Validating any potential vaccine may take a year to 18 months.

While we must wait for full testing, news like this helps to lessen fear. Hand washing, not touching your face, and limiting exposure, is still the best way to contain the spread of the virus.

How can you support our unsung heroes?

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Jo Hawk The Writer

The 2020 Daily Writing Challenge – March 16

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2020 Daily Writing Challenge

Writing is like driving at night in the fog.
You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
– E. L. Doctorow

Today is Day 76 of the 2020 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Life is an endless parade of challenges, exciting experiences, and thrilling activities all competing for your time, attention, and energy. The glitter and glam captures your attention, turns your head, and you forget about doing what makes you happy. While having multiple interests speaks to your personal freedom and your right to choose, the fragmented focus can keep you from following your passion and derail the attainment of your goals.

What activity lights your eyes, sets fire to your soul, and penetrates every fiber of your being? If it makes you happy to sing, then sing. If your feet yearn to dance, allow them to waltz you around the room. If you are compelled to build, teach, run, give comfort, or host dinner parties or live events, please follow your heart. If you are called to write, make the space in your day to find your voice, open your laptop, your notebook, grab a pen, and record the words and stories that are begging to be told. I promise you there is someone in this world whose lives will be enriched by the passion you pursue.

Try it and let us know how you did in the comments below.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

An Imperceptible Loss – Weekend Writing Prompt

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Title: An Imperceptible Loss
Source:  Weekend Writing Prompt # 145 – Abysmal
Objective: Write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 93 words

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You suspected a thunderbolt, exposing a grand drama. The truth wasn’t glamourous.  Dull, daily life was peppered with subtle thoughts, vague feelings, and easy decisions.  A tiny rival of water snaked across flat ground, growing, gaining strength and power until it became a raging river cutting into the landscape and eroding rock-solid canyon walls.

An unbridgeable distance cleaved what once was inseparable. I outgrew my placid past and soon discovered my desire for freedom. There was nothing left to say. We stood staring across an abysmal chasm that echoed the sound of silence.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Ten Signs Reminding Me Spring is Almost Here – Daily Quote

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I am waiting for Spring. I can’t wait for Spring.  I have a long list of things I am looking forward to.

  1. No more turtleneck sweaters, sweatshirts and heavy winter coats because
  2. Warmer temperatures and
  3. No more snow
  4. No more cabin fever. I am being optimistic, and assuming self-isolation will grant me a few hours in the
  5. Sunlight
  6. Cadbury Eggs and
  7. Girl Scout cookies (I have boxes safely hidden from prying eyes)
  8. Saying Buh-bye to a New Year’s Resolutions because of #6 and #7
  9. Bright colors
  10. Flowers, songbirds, and my budding garden.

What Spring things are you looking forward to?

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Jo Hawk The Writer

The 2020 Daily Writing Challenge – March 15

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2020 Daily Writing Challenge

Writing is like driving at night in the fog.
You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
– E. L. Doctorow

Today is Day 75 of the 2020 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Life is an endless parade of challenges, exciting experiences, and thrilling activities all competing for your time, attention, and energy. The glitter and glam captures your attention, turns your head, and you forget about doing what makes you happy. While having multiple interests speaks to your personal freedom and your right to choose, the fragmented focus can keep you from following your passion and derail the attainment of your goals.

What activity lights your eyes, sets fire to your soul, and penetrates every fiber of your being? If it makes you happy to sing, then sing. If your feet yearn to dance, allow them to waltz you around the room. If you are compelled to build, teach, run, give comfort, or host dinner parties or live events, please follow your heart. If you are called to write, make the space in your day to find your voice, open your laptop, your notebook, grab a pen, and record the words and stories that are begging to be told. I promise you there is someone in this world whose lives will be enriched by the passion you pursue.

Try it and let us know how you did in the comments below.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Averting Annihilation – Weekend Writing Prompt

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Title: Averting Annihilation
Source:  Weekend Writing Prompt # 148 – Somnambulist
Objective: Write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 78 words

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Photo by Cederic X on Unsplash

In the far future, Roya foresaw horrible suffering, chaos, and terror. Her lips moved, but she was unaware if she spoke the words aloud. Her hands stretched before her, grasping thin air, she fought unseen daemons, yet still searching for something beyond her grasp.

Duncan trembled as he studies her eyes, dark with bewilderment and as blank as those of a somnambulist.

Roya gasped. Present again.

“We can prevent it all. But first we must take the castle.”

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Happy Pi Day – Daily Quote

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“Pi has been calculated to over thirty-one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. – PiDay.org

“The reason for adopting this particular Greek letter is because it is the first letter of the Greek word, perimetros, which loosely translates to circumference.” – PiDay.org

Thank goodness it is Pi Day. I love numbers and math and all things scientific. With the current global situation, we need a little levity, and nothing makes me smile more than a slice of pie. Who can resist pie?

Pies come in so many delectable fruit flavors like Apple, Cherry, Peach, Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, and Key Lime. If those don’t complete your equation, there are creamier pies to temp you like Lemon Meringue, Sugar Cream, Coconut Cream, and French Silk. For the more adventurous consider Pecan, Pumpkin, Rhubarb, Sweet Potato, Banoffee, Mississippi Mud, Mince Meat, Grasshopper or Turtle Pie. The greatest pie of all just might be Pizza Pie and all the topping options that make your heart go pity-pat.

Excuse me while I run to the bakery. I hope the Pi line does not stretch to infinity.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

The 2020 Daily Writing Challenge – March 14

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2020 Daily Writing Challenge

Writing is like driving at night in the fog.
You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
– E. L. Doctorow

Today is Day 74 of the 2020 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Life is an endless parade of challenges, exciting experiences, and thrilling activities all competing for your time, attention, and energy. The glitter and glam captures your attention, turns your head, and you forget about doing what makes you happy. While having multiple interests speaks to your personal freedom and your right to choose, the fragmented focus can keep you from following your passion and derail the attainment of your goals.

What activity lights your eyes, sets fire to your soul, and penetrates every fiber of your being? If it makes you happy to sing, then sing. If your feet yearn to dance, allow them to waltz you around the room. If you are compelled to build, teach, run, give comfort, or host dinner parties or live events, please follow your heart. If you are called to write, make the space in your day to find your voice, open your laptop, your notebook, grab a pen, and record the words and stories that are begging to be told. I promise you there is someone in this world whose lives will be enriched by the passion you pursue.

Try it and let us know how you did in the comments below.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Discover the Catalyst that Lights Your Way – Daily Quote

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Having a positive attitude is more than a smile on your face. Deeply rooted in your soul, calmness and love flows through your heart and shines in your eyes. Joy, hope, and inspiration can spread faster and create better results than obsessive worry about any virus. A negative view is such a drag. It makes you defensive, causes you to second guess every decision, and encourages you to surrender before you start. It is easy to find yourself consumed by dread and mired in self-doubt. The abyss is frightening, and pulling yourself from the brink is a difficult proposition.

Arm yourself with facts and discard the reactionary hype. Monitor your language and your thoughts.  Does your thinking turn to disastrous results, or do you imagine a favorable outcome? Noticing and changing a single response doesn’t seem like much, but it might be the spark that changes everything.

Staying positive during tough times takes effort. Try to discover something constructive about this situation. Looking for a realistic worst-case scenario helps you realize things may not be scary as your fear-fueled mind produces. Smile, breathe, listen to uplifting music, and know this too shall pass.

How will you respond today?

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Jo Hawk The Writer

The 2020 Daily Writing Challenge – March 13

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2020 Daily Writing Challenge

Writing is like driving at night in the fog.
You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
– E. L. Doctorow

Today is Day 73 of the 2020 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Life is an endless parade of challenges, exciting experiences, and thrilling activities all competing for your time, attention, and energy. The glitter and glam captures your attention, turns your head, and you forget about doing what makes you happy. While having multiple interests speaks to your personal freedom and your right to choose, the fragmented focus can keep you from following your passion and derail the attainment of your goals.

What activity lights your eyes, sets fire to your soul, and penetrates every fiber of your being? If it makes you happy to sing, then sing. If your feet yearn to dance, allow them to waltz you around the room. If you are compelled to build, teach, run, give comfort, or host dinner parties or live events, please follow your heart. If you are called to write, make the space in your day to find your voice, open your laptop, your notebook, grab a pen, and record the words and stories that are begging to be told. I promise you there is someone in this world whose lives will be enriched by the passion you pursue.

Try it and let us know how you did in the comments below.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer