“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Quote from Eleanor Roosevelt,
REFLECTION:
The coronavirus is making life challenging for everyone. I’m hearing stories of a sense of hopelessness, anxiety, depression and downright fear of what awaits us. While we are in very unprecedented times, times like most of the world has seen or lived through, many of us have had some horror/deep challenge we lived through. You made it through it! Drawing on that experience, what did you do to make it through (breathe, take a shower, pray, just be present for that moment – without letting the mind drift to the what ifs, the future)
- Think about a very difficult time you faced. How did you get through it? What did you do? Make a list.
- Can any of those actions be applied to this time of uncertainty?
- Do any of the actions you previously applied to your challenging time apply here? Create a list for reference. Add to it any you can/are willing to do to not only survive but thrive in this changing time.