It has been 22 months since Covid-19 rearranged all of our lives. We have endured lockdowns, social distancing, masking, immunizations, working from home, and online education. Many lost jobs, income, and the purpose that work gives us. We lost the social connections that church, clubs, and friends gave us.
We have suffered with unending arguments about the right things to do and the frequent changes in what the experts told us we should do. And, then there was the ever-present fear of catching a virus that could lead to serious illness, hospitalization, and perhaps, death.
All of this came with a price. According to the data released by the US Census bureau earlier this year, depression and anxiety reached an all time high with as many as 35 to 40% of us reporting that we were either worried or depressed. I doubt that this surprises any of us very much. You would have been playing Rip Van Winkle for the last 22 months not to have noticed. That is a small portion of the bad news, but there is good news.[i]
There is help in the middle of the storm
For those who are looking for aid in a difficult
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