I don’t know about you but as we start seeing a glimmer of light at the end of this pandemic, I’m finding it harder and harder to just casually ride the Carona Coaster of emotional ups and downs. I WANT THIS SHIT TO BE OVER. Like yesterday.

As we marked one year of pandemic life, I started thinking about the ways the past year has left many of us feeling powerless. And how, when that sense of powerlessness is left unchecked, it has a way of creeping inward and transforming into hopelessness and depression. 

Here’s an example from my life: