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Sep 2020
Denial: Keep putting off filling out all
           ....the paper work
Anger:   why do I have to retire I was
              ....going to wait till end of
                   School Year
Bargaining: What if  I wear a mask
.......                and keep my distance
Depression: I'll miss getting up and
          ...          seeing my students and
    ....................staff
Acceptance: I can walk 4 miles a day
   ...................and observe nature do a
    ...................bird count read more
   ..............    ...write poetry and read
    ..    ...          .great poetry Thank God
      ...      ........im alive and can retire
I had planned on retiring at the end of the
School year.
But Covid got in the way. It took me forever to fill out all of my forms im sure that was part of my anger and denial.  But im safe for family and happy with new found family on HP I thank God that I can breathe 🙏  and hope to help out in someway later on
Written by
Mary Anne Norton
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     vb, Jim Musics, Cloudydaze and Elizabeth J
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