8)  Find Good News and Hope

...in the midst of what is happening

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Our minds and hearts need hope, inspiration, and reminders of good + progress in the world. Yet it’s often easy to miss these things in the midst of all the news about the coronavirus. 

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Here are some ways to shift that:

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1) Look for small signs of hope, such as...

- increased testing

- slowing down the rate of growth of the virus

- people recovering from it

- people offering help to others

- the cooperation that’s growing among different political parties, levels of government, and countries

- news broadcasts which share signs of hope/progress.

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2) Look for who + what inspires you, e.g.

- people caring for each other, offering services, upliftment, support

- companies taking care of employees, and doing good things in the community

- businesses shifting work to create needed products + services.

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3) Watch for signs of progress about the spread + treatment of the virus, and with the economy. These might include:

- the closing of coronavirus emergency hospitals in China

- declining numbers of new cases your region, and other countries

- governments providing financial help to citizens and businesses.

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Just Remember: At the beginning of any crisis, the news is mostly bad. Thus it can be hard to find stories that bring us hope. But as the situation continues, more and more small signs will begin to appear. Then larger ones... and still larger ones... until we are through the crisis.

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Hope, inspiration and reminders of progress -- and people doing good in the world -- feed our soul. They also give us confidence that we will get through, and things will get better.

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Look for these. Feed yourself with them. And share them with others.

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