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Staying Positive While the World is Burning
How not to get engulfed in the flames.
It took about eight days of dealing with the pandemic before I landed solidly in a funk. The first week was fine. It hadn’t sunk in yet. Sure, my office was moved to my couch but who can really complain about still having a job and not having to put pants on? Far be it from me to do so.
Then, loneliness came and interrupted my peaceful existence.
Loneliness held open the door for anxiety, despair, anger, frustration, and depression. That motley crew settled in and threw themselves a party like a rebellious teenager without asking my permission.
These new companions don’t care if you don’t feel like attending their shindig. They’re going to pull you right in. I went along with it without even realizing I’d involuntarily donned a macabre party hat. It could have been avoided but I wasn’t prepared. I wasted two weeks of my life feeling helpless as I watched a world I was already disillusioned with burn.
It doesn’t have to be this way. You can’t control the world, but you can control yourself.
Turn off the news.
Every bit of real news you need will find its way to you. You can’t avoid that. When your governor issues a stay at home order, you can…
