{"id":19306,"date":"2020-03-31T12:26:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T19:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=19306"},"modified":"2020-04-01T09:30:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T16:30:29","slug":"how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-find-hope-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2020\/03\/31\/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-find-hope-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How I learned to stop worrying and find hope during the COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear fellow students, I am reaching out to you today to inform you about a tip I\u2019ve learned that has produced promising results in restoring the faith and hope that we all need in able to get through the COVID-19 crisis. It\u2019s a very simple tip, and I highly recommend everybody give it a shot. The tip is to write a short list of life goals that you\u2019d like to accomplish when we are out of this crisis, goals that will hopefully bring out the best you. Do this and I promise you will not regret it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my list:<\/p>\n

1. Slow down and enjoy the little things.<\/p>\n

During a time of crisis\u2014and in life in general\u2014it\u2019s essential to relish the happy moments. For example, my college friend Sam just got engaged, and my buddy Zac and I have agreed to share the job of best man. I am super thrilled for him, although I must admit that as a 25-year-old adult male who hasn’t found a girlfriend, I do feel a little jealous. But like an adult, I plan to suck it up and deal with it. Besides, if a man and a woman can still fall in love on this planet, well, our chances of getting through this global health crisis can’t be all that gloomy, can they?<\/p>\n

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This is the latest of a series of pieces written by Camosun College students during the COVID-19 pandemic (file photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Get that dream A<\/p>\n

I have dreamed of getting that dream A on a paper. Don’t get me wrong: there is nothing wrong with a B or even a D, but that is all I have ever gotten, so tasting the sweet nectar of getting an A would be the best. For years I have dreamed about what I would do if that happened. The dreams ranged from getting a triple-scoop ice cream cone from the mall’s ice cream shop to sleeping with the paper underneath my pillow every night for the rest of my life. I would be a thrilled man if that dream did come true.<\/p>\n

3. Learn how to talk to girls<\/p>\n

As mentioned in the first example, I do not have a girlfriend yet. I expect it is because I lack confidence and self-esteem; I will admit I am a little bit of a shy guy. I mean, I will go into a room and hang out with my guy friends or co-workers, but when it comes to talking to girls, I freeze up. But I think it was Yoda that said \u201cDo, or do not. There is no try.\u201d I pledge that when this epidemic passes, I will put more work into that department.<\/p>\n

We are all going through a difficult time right now, so I\u2019ll use these last few words to convey a special message to our readers: remember, we are all in this together, and if we hold on to our little spark of hope, I do believe that maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday we will pull through this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear fellow students, I am reaching out to you today to inform you about a tip I\u2019ve learned that has produced promising results in restoring the faith and hope that we all need in able to get through the COVID-19 crisis. It\u2019s a very simple tip, and I highly recommend everybody give it a shot. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive","category-views"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19307,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19306\/revisions\/19307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}