’Just Another Mindful Monday’ Covid Stress, School, War, Hope and Perspective

Hi there, I'm Judy Croon - Canada's Keynote Humourist. Welcome to 'Laugh Long and Prosper'. Today is Monday - that means it's time for another episode of 'Just Another Mindful Monday'. As kids returned to school recently, (during Covid) everyone is stressed out. What is the right thing to do? For perspective and hope, I wanted to know what it was like to go to school during other stressful times in history- like the Second World War. Covid is serious. We have been dealing with it over a year. I can't imagine what it must be like to deal with something for over five years. For a little bit of perspective and hope and maybe even some much needed humour, I turned to a veteran of the Second World War- my father, Harry. My dad grew up in Deventer, a small Dutch town not far from the German border. Many times, Deventer was caught in between the Allies and the Germans .Talk about stressful times. For the most part, most kids still went to school. Here is just one of those stories. For more information about Laugh Long and Prosper, Judy's keynotes or comedy workshops, go to www.JudyCroon.com Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network. She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!” Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’. Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.