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I wonder if my experiences are like yours. Every day is another loss. This week, a close family member, a nurse, was diagnosed with COVID-19. School was officially cancelled for the rest of the year. Summer vacations were postponed. High school soccer season was cancelled—with my freshman son only getting to play a single game. Summer camps and activities that provide much needed physical, emotional, social, and spiritual growth were all cancelled. I’m suddenly homeschooling five children and trying to do my job from home, as my husband goes to work in a business considered “essential” by the government. To top it all off, my three-year old snapped my laptop in two, effectively shattering much of my ability to try to do my job effectively. And the week is not over yet.
I am in crisis. Our family is in crisis. So is my country. And so is the entire world. We are all in this together. Crisis mode is stressful, anxiety-provoking, and so sad. I recognize that I’m lucky here—I still have a job, I am not sick, and we have food on the table and toilet paper in the cupboard. And yet, we are still in crisis mode.
How do we move forward? How do we facilitate growth and unity rather than stagnation and discord? How can we ultimately turn a crisis rife with anxiety, loss, and uncertainty into a crucible—a container used for extremely hot chemical reactions that is “melt proof”?…
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Read the full article at the Institute for Family Studies