When we change our attitude, how we feel is perfect. Right now things seem scary to a lot of people. The virus is scary. The measures we need to take to stem the tide of infection is scary. The economic consequences are scary. The panicked reactions of others is maybe the scariest. We can’t panic though. The experts say that. The Government says that. The religious leaders say that. How do we do that though? How can we not feel the way we feel? LEAN IN. To change how we feel we don’t have to change the feeling or the circumstance, thats impossible, but, we can change our attitude. The panic and fear that we are experiencing is not our Feeling it is how we are processing our feelings furled by our attitude. What we are feeling is what it’s like to be vulnerable, what it’s like when things are constantly shifting, what it’s like when we realize how little control we have. Sometimes we translate that feeling into despair and into panic. When we do that, when we translate real vulnerability as fear, our human reaction is to seek ways of banishing the panic. When this doesn’t work, because there isn’t enough toilet paper in the world to take away vulnerability, we only spiral further into fear and into panic. Instead, we can focus on honoring and respecting our vulnerability as legitimate, we can LEAN IN to our feeling. We can respond to what is and how we feel inside in a way that is focused on thriving and surviving. We can reach out in prayer to express our vulnerability. We can reach out to others, or write down for ourselves, to process how we feel. Then, the best part, we can reach out to others to let them know they are less vulnerable than they might feel, because they are not alone, they are not the only ones who feel the way they do. When we do this, when we LEAN IN to the feeling, shifting our focus to nurturing our emotional self, to adulting our feelings, to responding responsibly to the facts on the ground, and then most importantly to helping those we can, we don’t need to change how we feel because how we feel is perfect. No matter how you slice it, The Universe/Human History/G-d, and maybe thats the same thing, is giving us the opportunity to "lean-in" to the most intimate parts of our lives. To spend time with ourselves and with our families. This is a blessing. Of course times are scary, and Coronavirus is a curse for the many that are sick. YET, walking the spiritual path means accepting the nuance of reality. Things can be both good and bad, and anything that happens provides opportunity for usefulness. By acknowledging the danger this poses to so many and heeding the advice of our medical professionals we enhance the safety and security of those most in danger. Staying home when its appropriate is a kindness. Staying home and taking time to pray for those in need is a pure Kindness. The opportunity to practice that is also a blessing . One curse and two blessings. Let’s focus today on the blessings