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Taking Advantage of Our Current Situation
I have written recently about the opportunity that exists (along with all the painful difficulties) during this pandemic, and I have referred to the saying, "Never let a crisis go to waste." Eliminating an unwanted habit, which I discussed last month, can be accomplished more easily during this time and I encouraged you to take advantage of this moment to do that. But perhaps now is a time when we can do a more general reset.
Resetting on a Wider Level
An editorial in The New York Times described instances of momentous changes that were made in the past. During the crisis of the Civil War, President Lincoln and Congress enacted far-reaching laws that granted Western land to settlers, provided grants to fund universities, and underwrote the transcontinental railroad.
During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt, together with Congress, acted on a vision for a more prosperous America in several ways. By rewriting of the rules of the marketplace, they enabled workers to bargain collectively. They also developed new regulations for the financial industry and they created Social Security.
The editorial went on to detail the problems that our society currently faces (workers' rights, health care, etc.) and it called for action, making use of this crisis, to generate new ideas and solutions for the country's problems. In other words, to reset the country's direction.
We Can Do a Reset Individually
This is likewise a time that we can reset ourselves individually. As many of our habitual patterns have been interrupted, and we are obliged to make new choices, we may find that some of these new choices are actually preferable to our previous habits. I have found this to be the case. But in addition, this is an opportunity to make more significant changes in ourselves.
You can use my complimentary Tool to do this. After making the usual wish to feel peaceful and calm, you can wish for a new mental pathway that will be dedicated to making use of this crisis to effect positive changes in yourself. This new mental pathway, because it is free of mental static, can see very clearly what changes would be helpful.
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