{"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":"
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The world has changed. Shifted.<\/p>\n

\u2026Loss of normalcy.<\/p>\n

\u2026Fear of economic toll.<\/p>\n

\u2026Loss of connection.<\/p>\n

\u2026Loss of safety.<\/p>\n

This is hitting us. Collectively.<\/p>\n

With social distancing, we feel myriad emotions – deep loss, sadness, loneliness, and fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n

Thanks to technology, we stay \u2018virtually connected\u2019 with colleagues, family and friends but how do we manage this scale of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

The key in handling this is to keep moving forward through the various stages:<\/p>\n

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  1. Denial<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0\u201cThis virus won\u2019t affect us.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n
  2. Anger<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re making me stay home & taking away my activities.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n
  3. Bargaining<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0\u201cIf I social distance for two weeks, everything will be better, right?\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n
  4. Sadness<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know when this will end.\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n
  5. Acceptance\u00a0<\/b>–\u00a0\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

    David Kessler suggests a 6th<\/sup>\u00a0stage to navigate this \u2013\u00a0Finding Meaning<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 in the book with the same name.<\/p>\n