A Journal of Resistance During COVID-19 | Easter Monday (of the Angel)

Today is Easter Monday, also known in Catholic tradition as Monday of the Angel. I wake-up with a WhatsApp message from Italy, citing a prayer:

Che Dio ci dia la forza di non arrenderci mai e la serenità di cui tutti abbiamo bisogno.

There could not have been a better motivational quote to start my day in these trouble times.

11.04.2020 | A Journal of Resilience in COVID19: Spring Is Still Here

Spring day in Riverside Park, Saturday April 11

The pandemic continues; as of today the US has the highest number of confirmed cases (over 532940 at time of writing, Saturday night April 11) with deaths surpassing 20,000. The NY Times today published an article titled "He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus."

Ironically, Easter will be tomorrow: it is my favorite holiday, the celebration of spring and rebirth of nature. In New York nature still celebrates spring. Today I have been walking over 4 miles throughout Riverside Park and Central Park. alway keeping social distancing while practicing social awareness.

I am still dealing with unsettling personal issues, as PTSD related to a brutal divorce, recovering from domestic abuse. Yet I am grateful for being healthy, so far, while still enjoying life.

The US Navy Hospital ship Comfort docked by Pier 90, ready to receive COVID19 patients

An almost deserted Times Square, Tuesday April 7

Spring day in Riverside Park, Saturday April 11

Tents from a field hospital in Central Park, Fifth Avenue,  and 96 Street, across from Mt. Sinai.

Few hundreds feet east of the field hospital, a majestic sunset from the Central Park Reservoir

04.04.2020 | A Journal of Resilience: Spatial Awareness

These days the perception of time is distorted; weeks pass by without almost noticing, any day seems to blur into the next. It has been almost four weeks since the ordinance of closure of bars, restaurant and other non-essential businesses, on March 15.
I am working on personal spatial constructs either in my living space or on places generated by my own moving body.

I walk through city whenever I can; social distancing does not bother me, actually makes me feel comfortable as spatial awareness. Unfortunately there are still a lot of arrogant people, disregarding any measure and invading others' moving space. What's new?

I practice "Finding the Axis Mundi" in my home/studio daily. Every day I explore something different in the geometry of the icosahedron.

West End Avenue: no cars at 1pm

Spring is here: Riverside Park

New Yorkers are supposed to wear mask while outdoor: wooden bears in Columbus Avenue

It's 7pm and in NYC we clap to celebrate the essential workers
keeping the city functioning in this dire times.
A view from my window.

My daily movement practice in the icosahedron as spatial awareness