In the past few weeks, I’ve faced disappointment on multiple levels. First, due to rising COVID cases and without much warning, the Austrian government announced a lockdown that would basically prevent me from taking the long-awaited trip I had planned to see my family in Germany this November. It also meant I could not spend a weekend with my friends in Germany, building our community, as we’d planned. What was supposed to be an exciting and full week - visiting my community’s home in Bavaria, meeting my nephew for the first time - became a week of more of the same - basically being shut inside my apartment.
How to deal with disappointment
How to deal with disappointment
How to deal with disappointment
In the past few weeks, I’ve faced disappointment on multiple levels. First, due to rising COVID cases and without much warning, the Austrian government announced a lockdown that would basically prevent me from taking the long-awaited trip I had planned to see my family in Germany this November. It also meant I could not spend a weekend with my friends in Germany, building our community, as we’d planned. What was supposed to be an exciting and full week - visiting my community’s home in Bavaria, meeting my nephew for the first time - became a week of more of the same - basically being shut inside my apartment.