{"id":11546,"date":"2020-04-09T09:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T09:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happiestminds.com\/blogs\/?p=7481"},"modified":"2024-04-11T09:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:44:53","slug":"finding-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happiestminds.com\/blogs\/finding-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>The world has changed. Shifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Loss of normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Fear of economic toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Loss of connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Loss of safety.<\/p>\n<p>This is hitting us. Collectively.<\/p>\n<p>With social distancing, we feel myriad emotions &#8211; deep loss, sadness, loneliness, and fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to technology, we stay \u2018virtually connected\u2019 with colleagues, family and friends but how do we manage this scale of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>The key in handling this is to keep moving forward through the various stages:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li><b>Denial<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cThis virus won\u2019t affect us.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Anger<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cYou\u2019re making me stay home &amp; taking away my activities.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Bargaining<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cIf I social distance for two weeks, everything will be better, right?\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Sadness<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cI don\u2019t know when this will end.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Acceptance\u00a0<\/b>&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cThis is happening. I have to figure out how to proceed. I can wash my hands. I can keep a safe distance. I can learn how to work virtually.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>David Kessler suggests a 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0stage to navigate this \u2013\u00a0<b>Finding Meaning<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 in the book with the same name.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Be Balanced<\/b>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Find the balance in the things we think<\/li>\n<li>Stop imagining the worst<\/li>\n<li>Switch the worst image with a best image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Be Mindful<\/b>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Come into the present<\/li>\n<li>Breathe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Be Compassionate<\/b>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Everyone has different levels of fear &amp; anxiety and it manifests in different ways<\/li>\n<li>Be understanding and patient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be Grateful<\/strong>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>There is\u00a0so much\u00a0to be thankful for\u00a0if\u00a0only\u00a0we\u00a0list them down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>This is temporary. This too shall pass. 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