I'm not going to list the amount of suffering that COVID 19 has caused and will continue to cause.
But as a Buddhist, I've been taught to try and keep calm and to not unessesarily stress myself out.
Watching the news, scrolling facebook, allowing notifications on my phone would all lead to anxiety that I would rather live without. Dont get me wrong tho - I have plenty of folks who tell me the need-to-know's and how to keep safest.
Without constant worrying, I'm able to stay creative. In fact, COVID has actually inspired a couple of projects...
![cover 19 creations](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_8ffb2794d7d24bba98d72de035ee72db~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_940,h_534,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/d7634f_8ffb2794d7d24bba98d72de035ee72db~mv2.png)
As you can see above, we made masks out of felt...
![making felt cover 19 masks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_53383964b2c447c6855b1c77848d94bb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_821,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_53383964b2c447c6855b1c77848d94bb~mv2.jpeg)
And then we decorated them!
My son Ben made a rainbow with puffy paint...
![covid 19 mask with puffy paint](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_f2a004f9b38f480aac790e69a7c666f0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_723,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_f2a004f9b38f480aac790e69a7c666f0~mv2.jpeg)
And I glued a felt mustache and tounge....
![funny covid 19 mask](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_c46cedb57c9f451d8f3ff74f7cd32c19~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_1284,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_c46cedb57c9f451d8f3ff74f7cd32c19~mv2.jpeg)
I thought it was pretty funny 🤣.
And seeing how theres so much craziness outside and folks must be stressed and scared, I painted some rocks with inspirational messages...
![inspirational COVID 19 rocks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_a4f138946ac84fc5bd31d99c0317a9d0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_817,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_a4f138946ac84fc5bd31d99c0317a9d0~mv2.jpeg)
My family and I left these rocks around our neighborhood so others could see our messages.
![An inspirational painted rock for COVID 19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_e690ef34d6644cb0918dee979e078a64~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_704,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_e690ef34d6644cb0918dee979e078a64~mv2.jpeg)
![An abandoned painted rock for COVID 19](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_1552ee88edf743129afd293df79d88bf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_963,h_723,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_1552ee88edf743129afd293df79d88bf~mv2.jpeg)
![life is tough, but so are we painted rock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_f71724f687b94f99bc1c0e57db9cf486~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_964,h_636,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_f71724f687b94f99bc1c0e57db9cf486~mv2.jpeg)
I hope these things bring you all a little inspiration - both for your creative muscles and hopefully your heart ❤️.
Please try to be happy and safe in your homes. Like my rock says Life is tough, but so are we!