Finding the Silver Lining

I know it’s tough to even think about a silver lining while we are in a pandemic almost 10 months with a second wave just beginning but it’s actually the most important time to do this exercise and find the silver lining in your life. What is the silver lining? A sign of hope in an unfortunate, tough, gloomy time. It’s making lemonade out of lemons. It is going from “Why did this happen to me” to “What can I learn”. In the Silver Lining exercise below, I asked the questions using COVID-19/Pandemic as the topic/situation, but it does not have to be used just for COVID-19. You can use this exercise when you are going through any tough/challenging time. Just change the wording.  Questions to ask yourself to look at the bright side: 1. What did you take for granted before COVID-19 that you changed? 2.What part of this situation are you grateful for? 3. What positive changes did you make due to the pandemic that have become habits that you want to keep?  How did the pandemic positively affect you? 4. What’s important to you now that was not pre-pandemic? 5. How can I use this experience to grow? What did I learn about myself? 6. How can I use this situation as an opportunity?  7. What parts of your life no longer work due to the pandemic that you’re happy you got rid of?  8. What victories have you had during the pandemic? Even if it is just learning new technology!  9. Did you and your family adopt any new traditions or routines you want to keep even after the pandemic? For more information or any questions, Please email Diane at dlcounseling2014@gmail.com or visit Diane’s website: http://www.dlcounseling.com