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Editorial to edition #007

The coronavirus pandemic has seen widespread suffering and a massive global disruption. However it's the human spirit to adapt and learn through adversity, and gather wisdom along the way. This issue is dedicated to collecting and using that wisdom to help us thrive through and beyond COVID-19.

A framework for thriving through and beyond the pandemic

It may sound counter-intuitive but the key to thriving is struggle. So, if you have really struggled in lockdown this is your opportunity – grab it with everything you have!

The art of making meaning – post-pandemic style

Making meaning helps us endure and recover from traumatic experiences, and could help you thrive beyond COVID-19 by Larissa Wright

How to get more out of your life by doing less

My cancer diagnosis gave me permission to do less. This transformed my life from constant turmoil to a life with intention and clarity.

How do you prosper during COVID-19?

Seeking strength through adversity, and adapting to change, Craig finds a way to prosper – and discovers a brand new passion along the way.

Be brilliant

We’re all at risk of becoming the robots of life versus the humans of extraordinary evolution, where potential is unleashed and brilliance shines.

COVID-19 calls for pandemic change – what's your new normal’?

COVID-19 is clearly asking something of us which is greater than medicine and economics.

2020: The year I started getting paid while lounging in the nude

How coping with the lockdown started a new business, re-ignited a creative passion, and cured anxiety.

Acceptance as a tool for tough times

Some things are worth fighting for in life, but many issues and events aren’t worth fighting over at all. Simply paying attention and seeking understanding will help us discover which is which and hence know which to accept .

Is this the greatest opportunity in living memory?

Finding pleasure and aliveness in a pandemic

Have you had a healthy relationship with your pleasure lately? How can we use sensual pleasure to become more resilient?

The Human Factor Online

The COVID lockdown has seen a revolution in the way businesses – and individuals – are connecting, communicating, and collaborating. While online meeting platforms have proven themselves to be indispensable tools, they come with some caveats. Here are some expert’s valuable tips on getting the most out of your online sessions.

Emotional-spiritual quarantine survival guide

The following points will help you more than survive emotionally and spiritually, but more importantly, to thrive, both as an individual and in your relationships in this COVID-19 era.

Normal let us down – here’s how to move forward

The old ‘normal’ is struggling to maintain its hold on our lives – the only difference is that it is from behind a screen rather than in the world ‘outside’.

Downtowns may vanish or become shadowy ghost towns

The downtown cores in many big cities are poised to vanish or become shadowy ghost towns of the past because of the global pandemic, worldwide recession, and the end of the office era.

Is this the great awakening?

Sometimes new age books predicted the ‘great awakening’ – and I reckon this could be it, because we all slowed down enough for a gap to appear.

The environment in a post-lockdown world

Earlier this year, the world entered unchar ted waters when a coronavirus outbreak turned into a global pandemic. This placed the citizens of most industrialised countries in an unprecedented position, with home lockdowns, social distancing, and unfolding economic impacts whose ramifications are starting to emerge. The virus is affecting nearly everything, to a greater or lesser degree, including how environmental issues can be tackled.

Paul the fixer

Paul carried the weight of the world: quite easily, it seemed.

I will survive – Feldenkrais and other strategies that improve your chances

Four strategies that improve your chance to survive and thrive in the midst of major calamities: job loss, illness, death of a loved one, marital break-up, incarceration, zombie apocalypse and, yes, COVID-19.

Money rules

Living pay to pay is not a good idea – and COVID-19 has highlighted that very, very well. If you are ready to change things going forward, then now is a good time to get started.

Knowledge in a time of crisis

A perspective on our reactions to COVID-19 informed by the ancient wisdom of the I Ching.

How to be grateful, even when life sucks

Let’s face it! When you’re having a self-pity party and you feel crap, the last thing you feel like doing is thinking about what you’re grateful for. This would totally ruin the vibe (of the party).

Digesting change

The ancient intelligence of Ayurveda offers simple, practical healing tools to care for yourself in the heat of change and adaptation.

Getting through the pandemic – I’m counting on it!

How do we get through COVID-19? To successfully face a crisis, we need to take action. First, there are precautions that minimise the physical risks. Secondly, we need to have a strategy for maintaining our mental well-being.

Adjusting to life after COVID

Depending on the change, adjustment can take a long time or a short time. Change will come; it always does. We can be prepared or unprepared. We can adjust or stay put. It can be an easy transition or a hard one. How we adjust, though, is always up to us.

Looking after your mind to look after your future

Do you have the mind skills required to perform at your best during difficult times? Here are 3 lessons we can learn from this pandemic that equip us create a thriving future

Tips for quarantine fatigue during COVID-19

‘Quarantine fatigue’ is the latest phenomenon happening all over the world, after months of restrictions and social distancing. People are reporting states of lethargy and low motivation. Here are some actionable steps to help if you too are afflicted by this.

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