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What If The Coronavirus Is An Opportunity?
We’re all anxious. But we can also look for the bright side.
As recently as two days ago, I thought I wasn’t going to write a single word about coronavirus. Today, I can’t imagine how I wouldn’t.
Like Helen Cassidy Page, I initially wanted to be “above” all this virus thing. I believed in the strength of my body. I told myself not to be concerned. Maybe other people were becoming sick. Not me.
But our collective situation is changing every hour. Today, I have to acknowledge just how real the coronavirus threat is. The challenge is to respond to it with positivity and responsibility.
To talk about it in a way that conveys support, not panic.
First and foremost, there is the most uplifting realization to be made:
We’re all in this together
This slogan became overused in the past years. We exploited it in conversations about social issues, climate change or self-improvement.
The phrase became a go-to for highlighting our shared humanity. But because it was so popular, some people became disconnected from its true meaning.
“We’re all in this together” became a sentence you could use to say everything and anything…
