Author Jonni Redick: 5 Things I Learned From The Social Isolation of the COVID19 Pandemic

Be a Chain Breaker. Break those chains that bind us to the cycle of shame and guilt. We all had to make hard decisions. This past year has been a place of unexpected moments of discernment and discretion. Decisions whether to let family or friends visit or visit with boundaries. Deciding if you wanted to extend grace to family and friends who are reacting to the pandemic differently than you. Feeling embarrassed and ashamed that you ever had any of those negative feelings about your friends, family, yourself. Making the difficult decisions around the health and death of loved ones that you wouldn’t normally make if circumstances were different. Let’s face it, it’s been hard, incredibly hard. Break your own cycle of shame and guilt and give yourself some…