#newsamehope
a daily response to COVID-19

Write with me, please. I’ve been wanting to write daily to capture each wave of sweeping changes, but it’s easy to get distracted by things like bleaching surfaces, buying soup, and ruminating on end times. The solution? A quick and easy daily prompt, customizable for your needs and whims: “The New. The Same. The Hope.” Write it down in a journal, type it up in a document, share it below in the comments, or write your own post - up to you! If you do share the format in a post, can you include the hashtag #newsamehope? I’d love to read anything that folks are willing to share. I recommend that you start with The New, then remind yourself of what is still The Same (good or bad), and finally land on The Hope. Under each heading, you can write as little as a single word or you can write a few paragraphs. Take the space you need to express your thoughts. I like to do this first thing in the morning and use it as a tool to look back on the previous 24 hours. You may wish to do it before you go to bed, or at any point during the day when you need to pause and reflect.