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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again.  I'm finding the range of responses fascinating - thank you to every one of you.  Some of what I'm hearing is the importance of AND thinking.

I can recognize my extreme privilege AND
I can be extremely worried about the state of the world and the future AND
I can be very sad for HS seniors - this must really suck AND
I can realize that it's worse for people in dangerous work spaces right now AND
I can be very sad that people are dying AND
I can appreciate the reminder to be grateful AND
I can find silver linings in this situation and try to make the best of it AND
I can appreciate that shouting from the rooftops at my newfound appreciation for life is tone deaf AND...
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NP, and this, exactly.  It's not "or" or "but," it's "and."  Always, not just now.

The only thing I find obnoxious is when people are smug about how they're enjoying this time, as if it's their doing and their choice, rather than mostly good luck.  There's an attitude of superiority in finding peace in simpler things; it's not about that, it's that for many of us, we're robbed of simple pleasures, whether through illness, or job loss, or because our kids won't stop talking all freaking day while we're trying to work. :)

Keep it up, OP.  We're mostly struggling right now, but I'm glad that you're enjoying this time and appreciate the sensitivity of sharing those feelings.  I don't begrudge anyone their happiness, as long as they don't claim that my struggling is because I'm doing it wrong or I can't slow down or some other such nonsense.[/quote]

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