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How Are You Doing?
The current normal is not normal. How are you holding up?
Hi there.
I wanted to check in with you. How are you doing? Are you holding up okay during this bizarre and trying time?
This situation is like nothing any of us have ever experienced before. Every single aspect of it is unique to modern experience.
The feelings associated with this are mixed. Fear, obviously. Uncertainty. Distress. There are so many unknowns and variables happening all at once. This is change at its most fluid and unpredictable.
You should know that it’s okay to not be okay. The timeline is unknown, how long we need to take the precautions we are (or damned well should be) taking is a mystery. Weeks? Months? It’s hard to say.
That is simply disturbing. And it feels very much like we have ZERO control right now.
That’s true, at least when it comes to the big picture. Overall you cannot control the world at large and other people.
But you have yourself. And you are more powerful than you realize.
How are you doing? If the answer is “not well,” then take comfort in knowing lots of us understand. I am here for you, and I totally get the discontent, fear, and uncertainty that this brings out. I feel…
