--- description: The TIME 100 community reflects and shares advice on how to navigate our new reality during the COVID-19 pandemic. title: Finding Hope: The TIME 100 Community on Navigating Our New Reality image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc73b7574cfa52a06/698a0cf016d8844593c38061/coronavirus-time-100-hero.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Finding Hope The TIME 100 community on navigating our new reality ## Section 1 *  [Why TIME Devoted Its TIME 100 Issue to Finding Hope](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820577/time-100-issue-finding-hope-coronavirus/) byEdward Felsenthal *  [The Story Behind JR's 'Finding Hope' Cover for the TIME 100 Coronavirus Special Report](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820593/jr-finding-hope-time-cover/) byD.W. Pine *  [Margaret Atwood: It's the Best of Times, It's the Worst of Times. Make the Most of It](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820595/margaret-atwood-coronavirus-uncertainty/) byMargaret Atwood *  [‘A Test We Will Have to Pass.' Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on the Role Big Tech Companies Should Play in the Coronavirus Crisis](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820602/sundar-pichai-big-tech-coronavirus/) byNancy Gibbs *  [Stephen Curry: Small Gestures Can Make All the Difference in Times of Crisis](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820660/steph-curry-helping-coronavirus/) byStephen Curry *  ['Prayer Is Not Enough.' The Dalai Lama on Why We Need to Fight Coronavirus With Compassion](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820613/dalai-lama-coronavirus-compassion/) byDalai Lama *  [President of Taiwan: How My Country Prevented a Major Outbreak of COVID-19](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820596/taiwan-coronavirus-lessons/) byTsai Ing-wen *  [Children Seem to Be Less Vulnerable to the Coronavirus. Here's How the Pandemic May Still Put Them at Risk](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5818006/coronavirus-children-angelina-jolie/) byAngelina Jolie *  [I Was the Secretary-General of the U.N. Here's How the Coronavirus Crisis Can Bring the World Together](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820650/ban-ki-moon-global-relations-coronavirus/) byBan Ki-moon *  [Shawn Mendes: Here Are 5 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820627/shawn-mendes-mental-health-coronavirus/) byShawn Mendes *  [Domestic Workers Take Care of Us. Now, It's Time For Us to Take Care of Them](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820611/domestic-workers-coronavirus/) byAi-jen Poo *  [Marie Kondo's Best Advice for Turning Your Home Into a Workspace Without Losing Your Mind](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820605/work-from-home-tips-marie-kondo/) byTIME Staff *  [Samantha Power: How the COVID-19 Era Will Change National Security Forever](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820625/national-security-coronavirus-samantha-power/) bySamantha Power *  [Coronavirus Is Hurting the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How It Could Change the Future of Food](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820618/coronavirus-future-of-food/) byTIME Staff *  [Marco Rubio: In Order to Plan For Our Nation’s Economic Recovery, We Need to See the Human Cost Of It](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820594/marco-rubio-economic-recovery-coronavirus/) byMarco Rubio ## Section 2 *  [We Can't Let the Virus Infect Democracy](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820620/maria-ressa-coronavirus-democracy/) byMaria Ressa *  [Chanel Miller: Hate Has No Place Amidst the Pandemic](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820656/chanel-miller-coronavirus-racism/) byTIME Staff *  [Eric Holder: Here’s How the Coronavirus Crisis Should Change U.S. Elections—For Good](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820622/elections-coronavirus-eric-holder/) byTIME Staff *  [Dear Parents: You’re Doing Better Than You Think](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820597/samantha-bee-coronavirus-parenting/) bySamantha Bee *  [I Helped Fight the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia. Here's What It Takes to Conquer a Pandemic](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820615/ebola-lessons-coronavirus/) byJerry Brown *  [The Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Racial Inequality. It’s Time to Change the System](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820598/lauren-underwood-coronavirus-racial-inequality/) byTIME Staff *  [James Corden: The Show Must Go on—Especially When It Comes to Taking Care of Our Loved Ones](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820667/james-corden-coronavirus-taking-care-loved-ones/) byJames Corden *  [Mikhail Gorbachev: When the Pandemic Is Over, the World Must Come Together](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820669/mikhail-gorbachev-coronavirus-human-security/) byMikhail Gorbachev *  [Kirsten Gillibrand: Now Is the Time for a National Paid Leave Policy](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820648/kirsten-gillibrand-paid-leave-coronavirus/) byKirsten Gillibrand *  [South African President Cyril Ramaphosa: How Countries in Africa Are Working Together to Fight Coronavirus](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820658/cyril-ramaphosa-coronavirus-african-countries/) byCyril Ramaphosa *  [5 Lessons From Coronavirus That Will Help Us Tackle Climate Change](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5808809/coronavirus-climate-action/) byChristiana Figueres *  [3 Ways Policymakers Could Help Our Nation's Doctors And Nurses](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820662/bill-frist-washington-first-responders/) byBill Frist, M.D. *  [What We Must Do to Prevent a Global COVID-19 Depression](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5817922/science-collaboration-global-covid-depression/) byKlaus Schwab and Guido Vanham *  [COVID-19 Won't Be the Last Pandemic. Here's What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820607/nathan-wolfe-coronavirus-future-pandemic/) byNathan Wolfe *  [Our Health Depends on Each Other. That’s Why We Need to Fight This Threat Together](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820652/michelle-bachelet-fight-coronavirus-together/) byMichelle Bachelet *  [The TV Shows, Movies, Books and Music to Get You Through Quarantine, According to TIME 100 Leaders](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820600/how-to-entertain-yourself-quarantine-time-100/) byTIME Staff *  ['It's Still OK to Laugh.' How to Stay Optimistic During Difficult Times, According to TIME 100 Leaders](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820599/how-to-stay-hopeful/) byTIME Staff *  [How to Keep Your Kids Entertained and Yourself Sane Right Now, According to TIME 100 Leaders](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820604/parenting-tips-coronavirus/) byTIME Staff *  [From Ramen to Pancakes, Here Are 12 Meals Bringing Comfort to TIME 100 Leaders Right Now](/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/5820603/best-comfort-food/) byTIME Staff Finding Hope Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/"},"headline":"Finding Hope","description":"The TIME 100 community on navigating our new reality","url":"https://time.com/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:24.548Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:24.276Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":34,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc73b7574cfa52a06/698a0cf016d8844593c38061/coronavirus-time-100-hero.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/finding-hope-coronavirus-pandemic/","name":"Finding Hope"}}]}] ```