Silver Linings and Lemonade

The anxiety that we are all feeling right now is appropriate. It probably doesn't help that we are all glued to the TV to see and hear the latest on the Coronavirus. With so many unanswered questions and unpredictability, its only natural to get caught up in the news cycles on cable TV or with social media posts. It's also understandable that we are experiencing stress related to work and finances in these uncertain times. My message to you is we are all in the same boat and in this together and what I am advising my family, friends and colleagues is to... just breathe. This too shall pass. While we are doing our due-diligence in washing our hands and practicing social distancing, see this as an opportunity. How often are we presented with free time to do that thing (or things) we've been putting off for years? So limit that repetitive noise and take advantage of this abundance of time! Learn a new language, ride a bike, read some of those books that have been stacking up on your shelf, start a vegetable garden, create deeper connections with your family, pull out those board games or that deck of cards. We are powerless to control this situation beyond what we can do for ourselves and our families so lets put our focus there.