Cinda's mother was painting a portrait of a lovely young girl in the living room of the girl's home while Cinda helped the girl's mother in the kitchen.
Faced with the stare of an empty sheet of paper and with a need to come up with this editorial, I felt I simply couldn't discern anything suitably helpful to write.
We don't need to feel helpless when means of conveying messages, such as a postal service or telephone system, are threatened with delay or interruption.