COVID Thoughts 1

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Hello Friend,

SO much has been happening these days and it’s hard to comprehend the scope of what we are living through.

Virtually all aspects of our lives have been impacted by COVID-19: At its worst is the growing number of deaths due to the disease. For those who keep their lives, we are now faced with reconciling the entire infrastructure of our economy and society. What will our lives outside our homes look like once the dust settles? I wonder if the café where I love to sit and write will remained closed forever. This is a very high-class problem but it’s the creature comforts that we miss…

I long for some sense of normalcy to return. I am fortunate to have suffered a severe injury last year which has left me with limited usage of my left hand. Adjusting to life with a disability involves accepting a new “normal.” I continue to grieve the loss of the use of my hand but know that staying in those thoughts for too long brings suffering. Accepting the new normal, including uncertainty of what is next, is our next task.

We humans have been very fortunate for a long time. We are now faced with something which is causing widespread damage and we don’t like it. Fair enough. In many ways, we have been spoiled as we haven’t experienced the suffering, at a very base level, that so many other species in the world have.

I feel this whole experience will be very grounding for humanity. It is giving us an opportunity to reflect upon what is truly important in life (as we have now become increasingly aware of our own mortality).

I am so excited to see (either on social media or riding bikes around my neighborhood) so many families bonding with each other. The degradation of the family unit contributes to much distress and I hope that this time with each other will invigorate bonds with one another.

I encourage- no implore you to take this time as a big “reset” to evaluate your true needs and wants and consider how to implement them in your lives.

I would love to get some audience participation on this post so please offer a reply below.

Be well. 😊

JS

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Published by Dr. James Solari, PhD

Dr. James Solari (PhD) is a licensed mental health counselor for the State of Florida. He is solution-focused mental health professional with ten years of experience providing counseling services to individuals, groups, and families in inpatient psychiatric care, intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse and mental disorders, and in private practice. He currently works as a therapist for Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, maintains a private practice (Solari Counseling & Consultation, Inc.), and is a psychology instructor at Saint Leo University.

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  2. James- how eloquently you have captured the very essence of what each and everyone of us is dealing with in our day to day existence. As I sit on my lanai looking out, it is calm and peaceful and the birds continue with their song . A moment of reflection. My problems are of a luxury nature compared to our sick and suffering fellow man. I have lived a simple life, most of it on my own, without a lot of material stuff that is doing no one any good today. I am adapting. I only wish that I could be of help to someone who needs it! Thanks for letting me share! Love to all,

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