How are you?

Those three words seem so simple, so short, combined in the right order to make a really simple question that should be easy to answer. 

When the world turns upside down, whatever the inflection we use when we ask this question, the longing we feel for one another remains.

In unfamiliar times, when the world turns upside down, we find ourselves in a Waiting Place, a place after what we had known to be but before we feel confident in our life once again. That Waiting Place is a time of not knowing, the place of not yet. 

It is a place that has been with humanity since the beginning. 

Links & Resources: 

There are some wonderful, supportive resources online. Here are a few:

Vox.com: Rabbi David Wolpe explains how to make sense of suffering: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/7/8/21223748/judaism-religion-god-suffering-david-wolpe-future-perfect

HelpGuide, a nonprofit mental health, and wellness website, provides evidence-based information for a broad spectrum of issues, concerns, and circumstances: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/dealing-with-uncertainty.htm

National Association of Social Workers provides some good resources & strategies for self-care during the Coronavirus Pandemic: https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Infectious-Diseases/Coronavirus/Self-Care-During-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic

These might be familiar, but worth repeating:

Resources to watch:

Monterey Bay Aquarium 

Live Jelly Cam: https://youtu.be/28cnxCbix0k

Moon Jelly Cam: https://youtu.be/4s1iaXflVcg

Morning MeditOcean: https://youtu.be/4RtVT7Cfgp4

Here are some other resources:

 Ministering to Ministers Resources (Library)

 Ministering to Ministers Wellness Retreats

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