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This Is Good Because…
Finding the good in the middle of the bad.
The current reality in which we are living is distressing, depressing, uncertain, and confusing as all get out. None of us have experienced something like this in our lifetime.
The global pandemic has us taking extreme measures. We are sheltering in place, social distancing, and severely limiting how much time we spend in public, even of necessity. (Or at least — we should be.)
Yes, there are some for whom nothing has changed, really. But for many, many people, life as you knew it and lived it has taken an extreme detour.
No matter how much you seek out positivity in your life; no matter how optimistic you are — you will have bad days. Everyone feels scared, confused, and unsure how to cope with both the present reality and questions of what the other side will look like. Or, for that matter, when we’ll reach that other side.
When you find you are having that bad day, and you are feeling all that negativity, one way to combat that is to create a “This is good because” list.
What is this all about?
Jen Sincero, author of the You Are A Badass books (which I simply cannot recommend enough) talks about reframing a bad situation you may find yourself in with this statement…
