By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  It is not over.  This pandemic is still wreaking havoc with our lives. 

* We still need to wear masks when we go into public places.
* We still need to wear masks anywhere when we are going to be closer than 6 feet from another person. 
* We still need to wash our hands after doing any activity that has us touching things.
* We still must be careful about any socialization or eating out. 
* We still must consider whether an activity will be indoors where ventilation is a key or outdoors where the air is free-flowing.

The difficult part of this is that the only certainty is uncertainty.  How do we therefore determine what is important?

As we continue our journey of uncertainty, many of us experience “hedonic adaptation.”  This is the capacity for human beings to adapt to their new circumstances, for better or for worse.  Many studies show that we can quickly adapt to a new baseline — a new normal.