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May 23, 2020
"Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me." --Albert Schweitzer
How I am Finding Purpose and Connection in a Pandemic
"As a millennial living alone in a small studio in San Francisco, I felt paralyzed knowing that orders to shelter in place would likely soon go into effect, trapping me in just 300 square feet for the unforeseeable future.The coming weeks loomed bleak and lonely, a growing shadow of despair that I knew would engulf so many of us. I was at a loss for what to do next. My first instinct was to call Kate, a friend in her 60s, who offered some of the best advice I've ever received. "Find a way to transform your anxiety into action," she said. Maybe it was that simple."