Over a year has passed, and we are starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. As COVID-19 restrictions are lifting, companies are making plans to meet in person, gyms and restaurants are reopening, and centers for worship are welcoming back their congregants. Eventually, we all will meet face-to-face, but I am concerned about the damage done to our relationships with each other.
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In 2020, we are experiencing immense loss. In the US, millions of Americans are still unemployed, thousands of small business owners closed their doors permanently, and over 200 thousand people have died from coronavirus related issues. We see death and job loss around us, but we are also losing friendships over political differences.
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Every morning, I wake up around 5 or 6 AM. I go downstairs and make a pot of coffee. Then I begin to do everything I can to avoid my work. I check my email, but nothing important is sent to me at that time. Then I check my text messages, but I know nobody is awake to text me. Then I check to see how many people liked my Instagram stories from yesterday, but does it matter? No, it doesn’t, but I am avoiding it because that’s how my brain is wired.
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Throughout history, people have made sense of their experiences through mythology. Because of their magical creature, gods and goddesses, we view myths as make-believe stories. However, some myths are not make-believe. Some stories are based upon reality. One of those true myths is fear.
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This year, many of us cannot travel the way that we used to. For Molly and I, we have already had to cancel several trips we were looking forward to. Although our plans have been cancelled, I want to take a moment to remind us of a lesson that we once learned on an airplane.
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Throughout our lives we are frequently told to have a plan B. Although we set aside our money in savings accounts and IRAs for rainy days, we never imagined that the rainy day would manifest as a global pandemic, altering our basic ways of life. Here in the Bay Area, I have witnessed many people who thought they had nothing to worry about losing their jobs, clients, and sense of security overnight.
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Back in 2017, as world renown author Alice Walker addressed the crowd, every word penetrated the depths of my soul. That night, there was a large audience at Stanford University’s Memorial Chapel, but in my eyes Ms. Walker was only speaking to me. A few months prior, I experienced an emotional breakdown that nobody knew about except for my wife and my counselor.
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