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How Will We Get Through This?
Perseverance. Mindfulness. Focus. Just being.
I don’t think anyone isn’t being impacted by what’s happening. There is a madness in the world that’s impossible to miss.
It cannot be neglected. You can’t just ignore and hope it will go away. In fact, please don’t do that. I believe a great deal of what we are contending with right now is the byproduct of ignoring it.
Lots of things fall under the moniker of “it.”
The uncertainty and fear are like an ice bath. Or a frozen lake we’ve fallen into. It’s uncomfortable, it’s often hard to breathe, and while some people will try to help you out — others are just as likely to push you under.
Either way, to get through this you need to begin with yourself.
Unfortunately, putting yourself first is frowned upon. Immediately, thoughts turn to selfishness. But that’s not so.
Selfishness is not putting yourself first. It’s denying something to others by doing so. It’s sharing a pizza with three friends, and rather than 2 slices each you take 3. Selfishness is distracting someone to jump ahead of them in line. It’s knowingly placing yourself above other people and not caring what consequences — if any — those around you suffer.
