March 20, 2020

Thank God it’s Friday.

It is Friday, right? This week has been the longest year ever.

This blog won’t be long today. I just wanted to check in with you to see how you’re doing. It has been a rough week on so many of you already. Everyday this week you have been hit with a piece of news that you thought you’d never see in your lifetime. Every. Single. Day. Now it is getting personal. Many of you have lost your jobs. Businesses are closing,  and you’re having to make sacrifices in one way or the other. Some of you are at home and, I can tell you from personal experience, the walls are starting to close in.

I had a good friend remind me of something last night and I think you need to hear it, too.

Now’s the time to use your mind to overpower the matter. All this suffering is temporary.. mentally and physically. It’s realistic and understandable to be discouraged, but acknowledge it and let it pass. You still have work to do!

Amen. Now, let’s get going, help some folks, flatten the curve and figure out this new abnormal normal together.

And here’s a cartoon to make you smile:

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Trying to Reason with COVID-19 Season Blog 7

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
March 20, 2020

<h1>Trying to Reason with COVID-19 Season Blog 7</h1> <p class="byline">by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today <br />March 20, 2020</p> <p><strong>March 20, 2020</strong></p> <p>Thank God it’s Friday.</p> <p>It is Friday, right? This week has been the longest year ever.</p> <p>This blog won’t be long today. I just wanted to check in with you to see how you’re doing. It has been a rough week on so many of you already. Everyday this week you have been hit with a piece of news that you thought you’d never see in your lifetime. Every. Single. Day. Now it is getting personal. Many of you have lost your jobs. Businesses are closing,&nbsp; and you’re having to make sacrifices in one way or the other. Some of you are at home and, I can tell you from personal experience, the walls are starting to close in.</p> <p>I had a good friend remind me of something last night and I think you need to hear it, too.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p>Now’s the time to use your mind to overpower the matter. All this suffering is temporary.. mentally and physically. It’s realistic and understandable to be discouraged, but acknowledge it and let it pass. You still have work to do!</p> </blockquote> <p>Amen. Now, let’s get going, help some folks, flatten the curve and figure out this new abnormal normal together.</p> <p>And here’s a cartoon to make you smile:</p> <p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/covid-19-resources/">Follow Mississippi Today’s COVID-19 coverage here.</a></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/03/20/trying-to-reason-with-covid-19-season-blog-7/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=570317&ga=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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