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We a r e hope f ul t ha t we wi l l a l l bounc e ba c k f r om t he s e t oug h t i me s , a nd c ome out of t hi s t ur moi l muc h wi s e r a nd s t r ong e r . W hi ch t ool s ar e you us i ng t o s t ay pr oduct i ve and f or keepi ng i n t ouch wi t h your t eam?   F or v i de o c onf e r e nc i ng , we ’ r e us i ng Zoom a nd f or Pr oj e c t Ma na g e me nt , we ’ r e us i ng As a na a nd Goog l e Ca l e nda r W hat ar e you doi ng t o s t ay pos i t i ve?   T he s e a r e r e a l l y t oug h t i me s f or e v e r y one out t he r e , but ma y be we c a n us e t hi s a s a n oppor t uni t y t o do s ome s e l f - r e f l e c t i on; t o l e a r n, t o g r ow, t o r e k i ndl e ol d pa s s i ons , t o t r y out ne w hobbi e s , t o be mor e e mpa t he t i c , t o me nd br ok e n r e l a t i ons hi ps , t o be mor e g i v i ng & l ov i ng , t o s e i z e t he da y !   On e da y we a r e a l l g oi ng t o l ook ba c k a t t hi s e v e nt a s a de f i ni ng mome nt i n our l i v e s . L e t ' s hope i t t r a ns f or ms us t o be c ome mor e r e s pons i bl e a bout our c hoi c e s , f or t he g r e a t e r g ood of huma ni t y a nd t hi s pl a ne t . S t a y i ng c l os e t o y our l ov e d one s i n t hi s t r y i ng t i me c a n ma k e t hi ng s a l i t t l e e a s i e r . The r e c a n be s ome c omf or t i n t a l k i ng t o e a c h ot he r a bout wha t i s he l pi ng y ou s t a y pos i t i v e a nd opt i mi s t i c i n t he s e da r k t i me s ; t hi ng s t ha t y ou a r e g r a t e f ul f or ; ne w hobbi e s t ha t y ou a r e e xpe r i me nt i ng wi t h; a n y g ood book s t ha t y ou a r e r e a di ng ; ol d me mor i e s or t r a v e l e xpe r i e nc e s t ha t y ou a r e c r a v i ng f or ; wi s h- l i s t of t hi ng s t o do onc e a l l of t hi s i s ov e r ; t r a v e l de s t i na t i ons t ha t a r e on y our buc k e t l i s t a f t e r we be c ome mobi l e a g a i n, or e v e n y our t houg ht s i f y ou a r e f e e l i ng s a d a nd hope l e s s be c a us e of a l l of t hi s .   We be l i e v e i n t he powe r of c ommuni t y a nd be l ong i ng , i t i s t he onl y t hi ng t ha t c a n he l p us g e t t hr oug h t hi s . Thi s t oo s ha l l pa s s ! I t ' s da r k e s t be f or e da wn! Wi s hi ng a nd pr a y i ng f or s a f e r a nd ha ppi e r t i me s a he a d f or e v e r y one ! Thi s cr i s i s has s hown us t hat t he wor l d wi l l be di f f er ent once we move pas t t hi s s i t uat i on. How wi l l you pi vot and what woul d you do di f f er ent l y i n a pos t - Cor ona wor l d? Hu ma n s h a v e don e s ome i r r e p a r a b l e da ma g e t o t h i s p l a n e t t h r ou g h t h e i r a c t i on s , wh i c h h a s l e d t o a n a l a r mi n g i n c r e a s e i n c l i ma t e c h a n g e , g l ob a l wa r mi n g , a i r p ol l u t i on , e x t i n c t i on of wi l dl i f e , p l a s t i c wa s t e e n di n g u p i n t h e oc e a n s a n d wh a t n ot . Th e s e a r e j u s t a f e w of t h e g i f t s g i v e n b y ma n k i n d t o ou r p l a n e t t h a t we c a l l h ome .   Th e COVI D- 1 9 ou t b r e a k i s a wa r n i n g t h a t t h e E a r t h i s s e n di n g u s , r e mi n di n g u s t o c h a n g e ou r wa y s , or f a c e mor e of s u c h de v a s t a t i n g c on s e q u e n c e s i n t h e f u t u r e . We b e l i e v e t h i s i s Ka r ma ; Mot h e r n a t u r e ' s wa y of f i g h t i n g b a c k i n or de r t o de f e n d i t s e l f f r om mor e h a r m. S a t e l l i t e i ma g e s s h ow t h e i mp r ov e me n t i n p ol l u t i on l e v e l s i n di f f e r e n t p a r t s of t h e wor l d wi t h i n j u s t a f e w we e k s wi t h ou t h u ma n i n t e r v e n t i on . L e t u s l e a r n f r om ou r mi s t a k e s . We s h ou l d t a k e t h i s a s a l e s s on t o me n d ou r wa y s a n d ma k e mor e r e s p on s i b l e c h oi c e s , i n or de r t o h a v e a b e t t e r f u t u r e f or ou r s e l v e s a n d t h e c omi n g g e n e r a t i on s .