Why I Am Scared But Not Panicking

Taking something seriously is not the same as panicking, disruption of daily life is not the destruction of it.

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We are in the midst of a scary and confusing time, no question. Our current interconnected civilization has not been tested in exactly this way before. We have faced economic turmoil, political upheaval, even military conflicts all with potential and actual global impacts. This, however, is our first struggle with such a highly communicable infection. We may not be passing the test with flying colors but we are not necessarily failing it horrendously either.

The tone of the story varies quite a bit from one country to the next for a whole host of reasons. Amount of advanced notice, health care infrastructure, competence in leadership, the government’s powers and ability to take decisive action, the list goes on and on. There will be a great many ‘what to do’ and ‘what not to do’ lessons to take away from this moving forward.

And I say ‘moving forward’ because there will be a forward, we will get through this. There will be life on the other side of this.

The ‘normal’ we knew at the end of last year may take a long time to return, if it ever fully does. We are facing difficult times right now and there will be more…