This reminds me of Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning'. Purpose is everything - we can survive even the darkest of times, if we have purpose.

Your article is a reminder to me that I can't sit at home, shutting my eyes, and living in a mantra of, "It'll all be better soon." It's not going to get better - it's going to 'get different,' and the sooner we enter into the process of making things different, the better.

Thanks for sharing so deeply and with so much research.