How do we get through to our loved ones who are still under the “COVID spell?”
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- In the past three years, we have been through hell, and the most maddening part has been seeing our loved ones succumb to the “COVID spell.”
- In our circles, it is very common to ask, “How do we get through to them?”
- There is no magical formula but there is a way, and it’s rooted in self-confidence, patience, humility, and love.
- Language matters, and we gain more by genuinely respecting their souls, praying for guidance, and trusting the universe to make things right.
- It is a very long journey, we are not the first generation to deal with this—and in the end, there is light.
“How Do We Get Through to Them?”
In the past three years, we have been on a very dramatic roller coaster ride. It is fair to say that we’ve been through hell. And the most traumatizing and maddening part has been seeing our loved ones succumb to the spell of the “COVID response” and behave like their souls have been stolen.For that reason, in our circles, it is very common to ask, “How do we get through to the ones who have acted out of character and who are still under the COVID spell?” First, I am going to answer this question in earnest—and then, I am going to go into the ideological “permafrost” and poke the giant elephant (or a wooly mammoth, rather) hiding there.
