Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash It’s a new calendar year. The anticipation for new beginnings, resets, and recommitments that are associated with a new year feel different in 2021. At least in my part of the world. We are still in a raging global pandemic; despite new vaccines being rolled out, all those who are intended to
Are you making a list, checking it twice? I’m not asking about the list of Christmas gift giving. Or whether you’re evaluating who is naughty or nice to receive a lump of coal or a gift. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash I’m asking about the list of things you want to do differently in 2021. Dare
The word for 2020 turns out to be UNPRECEDENTED not VISION like I first thought. (2020 Vision—catchy right? Oh well) Photo by David Travis on Unsplash If you’re a word nerd like I am you probably have noticed the frequency of the use of the word unprecedented. The dictionary definition is “Never been done before.” Well, that’s not
Let’s get honest: You wear too many hats. Daughter. Friend. Leader. Co-worker. Let’s add some more: wife, mother, sister, grand daughter, cousin, neighbor, church member, committee member, PTA/PTO member, pet owner, home owner, car owner, AND the list goes on. If you are a parent of school age children you can add teacher to the
These are unprecedented times. Unprecedented times require new action to keep moving forward. I keep listing ideas and circling next best steps and yet… (This is a screenshot of the music video Atlas Seven by Sleeping at Last.) Right now, I imagine many of you are feeling a bit like this lyric. We’re still sheltering
Life in the time of COVID-19. I find myself phrasing it this way because of the title of the book Love in the Time of Cholera I’ve not read the book; the rhythm of the words in the title is what sticks to the rhythm of Life in the time of COVID-19. These are unprecedented
Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash Have you witnessed this? If you have been in the stores lately, gathering items you need, you’ve seen this scene being played out across the country and around the world. The Bay Area county where I live issued an unprecedented shelter in place order to mandate the social distancing that has been
The new year, the new decade is full of conversations and memes pointing to change. Change habits. Change pants size. Change careers. Set goals. Measure everything. Photo by Chimene Gaspar on Unsplash All this planning and working the plan can be exhausting. Photo by Vladislav Muslakov on Unsplash Not to mention what happens in our heads if (or when) we don’t