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"IS THIS REAL?" This article is another source of information that could help answer this question that people have been asking about this virus. I have also heard stories of hospitals inflating numbers, mistakenly or perhaps willy-nilly, attributing the cause of death to COVID-19 in order to receive funding. I, for one cannot confirm these or even begin to establish the credibility of the sources. But I still believe we all have the ability for critical thinking. Please r...ead on and at the very least, we could rediscover our basic belief, that we as individual people genuinely try to be good and well-intentioned, albeit have behaviors that could be misguided. We are not perfect so our behaviors will not be always right, but let's at least have the intention of learning so we can make informed decisions. https://www.washingtonpost.com//coronavirus-autopsies-fin/

This article is helpful in knowing the basics of what to do during family conflicts regarding politics. But, I completely understand that it will be very difficult to actually do it. And the problem with family conflicts is that nobody wins and everybody loses...so try to keep in mind: First, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the other person's point of view DOES NOT EQUAL AGREEMENT Second, determine the OUTCOME you want from the conversation... Third, ACCEPT that the conversation will end and NO CHANGE may have happened, and this is okay - go back to Second: what outcome would you want Lastly, presidents will come and go, but you will need to be with this family member for the rest of your lives...so make it so that the holidays this year will be pleasant and enjoyable! But on second thought, maybe we will all still be socially distancing...so...have at it! https://www.nytimes.com//talking-with-relatives-across-the

Always on a quest for answers...this article talks about a very difficult process to implement when we have all been restricted...to choose between what feels good vs. what is necessary. Too often nowadays, those two have been synonymous and it took a pandemic to reset our barometers, and to move beyond feelings to critical thinking. "I think it’s a lot to ask most people who are not scientists to interpret epidemiological data...She suggests that a good rule of thumb is to think critically about what activities are necessary and what would just feel really good." Carolyn Cannuscio, director of research at the Center for Public Health Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania. https://www.latimes.com//reopening-la-is-the-coronavirus-s

Words of wisdom to help us weather this season... Talmud: "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." Helen Keller: Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it."... The Little Prince: "Of course I'll hurt you. Of course, you'll hurt me. Of course we'll hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence." Romans 5:3-4: "...but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." If I have done my job as a therapist correctly, hope is what I am able to impart one session at a time, and hope is what I hold for my clients during this very difficult season.

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