Spiritual Wellbeing

1. Right now the current state of the country is a crisis. We are in the midst of a pandemic with our state being the center of it all. People all around us are succumbing to this virus, people are losing their sources of income, milestones are not being celebrated and anxiety is at an all-time high. No one is certain how these next few days, weeks and months will play out. Some students aren't sure if they'll be able to continue with their life plan whereas medical students are being thrown on the frontlines early to help. In times like this, it's natural instinct for humans to come together and help out their neighbors, but it can be morally challenging for others. I see selfish-ness playing a role. I do struggle with the fact that mental health is just as important as physical health, but I know in the end that others' physical health is what I could be toying with during this quarantine if I don't do my part and stay inside. Although we are told to stay home to help stop the spread of COVID-19, I see many young people unapologetically breaking the rules. There is a selfishness among those who feel "young and healthy" enough to survive this pandemic. I know cabin fever is very real and I'm sure anxiety and depression are probably on the rise, but there are ways to get help without putting others in danger and I think these people need to realize that and use this time to be grateful for their health and spend time with family. It's not illegal to walk your dog in the neighborhood, but you shouldn't be meeting up with friends for a picnic in the park.
2. My family gives me a sense of meaning in life. I don't know where I would be without my mom and my sister. Success to me is making my family proud of the woman and teacher I am becoming.
3. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt and listen to other points of view, but I feel that I am challenged to connect to others who disagree with me politically. To protect myself from doubt, I remind myself that there is no one way of thinking and many things can be true at the same time.

I will survive the darkness.
This too shall past,
for I have survived all of the bad days so far.