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Day 4803: Coping

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Ann Koplow

In yesterday’s Coping and Healing group, we talked about coping strategies to reduce panicking, freaking out, and (as one member calls it) “tripping.”

A group member told us how kids today use the word “coping.”

I wondered whether this new definition of coping explains why there are so few young people in my Coping and Healing groups.

Do you see different forms of coping in my images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “coping” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who are coping, including YOU!

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Day 4445: What I would rather be doing

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Ann Koplow

Even though I try to engage whole-heartedly and mindfully in every moment, there are times when I would rather be doing something else.

For example, I would rather be writing music for my protest song instead of working on my taxes. I would rather spend time with people who are honest and kind instead of people who lie and hurt others.

I would rather be eating ice cream rather than rice cakes but I’m trying a new diet with hopes that it will cure my annoyingly clicking jaw.

However, there is nothing I would rather be doing, here and now, than creating this blog post and sharing these images.