What if one impossible task of this moment is to learn to let go? … Let go of our misguided ways of focusing so much on the things that ultimately matter so little, and so little on the things that matter so much.

In our increasing stillness, there are moments of dropping into a deeper place within ourselves—and a hint of how we might wish to live when we emerge from COVID.

We help ourselves the most not by trying to overcome our fears, anxieties and insecurities. We help ourselves the most, in the words of Tara Brach, by practicing some radical acceptance—acceptance of the truth as we find it now and now and now.

I have a very long and intimate relationship with fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of ridicule. Fear of injury. Fear of change. Fear of divorce. Fear of death. Fear of missing out on my life—ironically, as a result of my many fears.

One small thing I have learned to be true—that helps me get out of tight spots like the one I just put myself into, and that is helping me navigate, just a little bit better, this difficult moment for our world—is that it helps to try every day, every moment you can, to listen to your instincts.