I wasn't going to plant a garden this year. I guess, admittedly, I have allowed the negative energy around all of us right now to make its way into my usual positive perspective. But after a little inner chat, I decided there were three things this awful worldwide scare wasn't going to take away from me: my passions, my hopes, and my joys.

My passions are the creative activities I turn to that help calm my soul ~ music, writing, and nature.

My hopes are what I do on a daily basis to...