Amidst the very unusual times, we are now living in - the phone, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger Portal, Zoom, Google Nest Hub, Google Duo, Skype, and Amazon Echo have all become important tools for helping us get beyond the world's increasing isolation and staying in touch with relationships that we care about.   And every now and then just when I need a pick-me-up conversation to get me out of some level of life funk; I dial up Gino in Brooklyn, New York.  He never fails to boil it all down for me so I can laugh and maybe even melt my isolation blues away.  Maybe you have a dear friend you can call at those times too.  I hope so.  For me, that and immersing myself in the sounds of nature are the true calming currencies of life.  So, call a friend.  While I can't promise a conversation with a friend will soothe every situation; I can assure you that being in or near nature will make you feel better.  Just listen to a blackbird song sometime. 
Edward Hamlin --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-hamlin/message