This shelter in place has been going on so long that I am starting to forget what it was like before. You know what I mean? It's hard to remember the facts. That we are doing this for a reason, that it's working, that it's saving lives. At the same time, the anxiety about the future is still there, like an undertow.
Like many, I have lost a friend in the last week. That made me take a long look at my life, and how I'm choosing to live it.
On a policy level, people are thinking about how to restart the economy in a more equitable, more sustainable way. I'm noticing people are doing this personally too: being stuck at home is highlighting what's working and what's not. People are rethinking their marriages, their job situation, their finances, and the way they live their lives. Are you? If you are, that's OK.
Some people are getting lost in conspiracy theories. Others are focusing on what they can do to help others. Don't go down the rabbit hole of fear--reach out and connect. It's the antidote to fear and loneliness. You don't need to be a hero: small things count big. Just do something. Science proves that being generous makes people happy.
Check in with a friend, take a jar of soup to an elderly neighbour, walk someone's dog, write a letter, clean the floor, call your Mom, plant beans. Somebody near me is leaving little rocks, holding encouraging messages painted in bright colours, in nooks and crannies along the roads. Everything counts.
Like many, I have lost a friend in the last week. That made me take a long look at my life, and how I'm choosing to live it.
On a policy level, people are thinking about how to restart the economy in a more equitable, more sustainable way. I'm noticing people are doing this personally too: being stuck at home is highlighting what's working and what's not. People are rethinking their marriages, their job situation, their finances, and the way they live their lives. Are you? If you are, that's OK.
Some people are getting lost in conspiracy theories. Others are focusing on what they can do to help others. Don't go down the rabbit hole of fear--reach out and connect. It's the antidote to fear and loneliness. You don't need to be a hero: small things count big. Just do something. Science proves that being generous makes people happy.
Check in with a friend, take a jar of soup to an elderly neighbour, walk someone's dog, write a letter, clean the floor, call your Mom, plant beans. Somebody near me is leaving little rocks, holding encouraging messages painted in bright colours, in nooks and crannies along the roads. Everything counts.
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