"I have lots of hope for this course"

Before this program I was working as a US Peace Corps specialist in Costa Rica. I'm in my late 50s and I was proud to have been given the opportunity to serve my country, give back my expertise and life knowledge to others in a place where help is needed. This experience made me feel I had really achieved something important, after may mistakes and learnings in the past. However, along came the pandemic and, although I had made plans to transition gently into a new start after my voluntary service, I now find that I am in shock after being evacuated from beautiful Costa Rica and my new found life and dear friends of two years. It all feels incomplete now somehow, and I feel adrift. Additionally, I now find that I am really scared that I may never find my next life-cause and energizing work, because of my age and the economic situation in the US. The future is so uncertain for many people and I feel especially exposed and out of control. I came to this course, because I believe in meditation and I recognized Paul McKenna from TV years ago in my past living in the UK. I have lots of hope for this course. I hope to reconstruct my sense of self and a level of confidence that I can live an even fuller life now, through and beyond this pandemic and economic disaster. I know I am more fortunate than many, both in security and with a support system from my extended family, but I know that I need help inwardly, to begin regaining my sense of identity and purpose, and to enable me to get prepared to work through the dusk of my life. Here goes.......?