Don’t worry, this is not a pollyanna post about the silver linings of 2020, though they do exist.
2020 tested this eternal optimist not just because of the challenges, but because there often seemed nothing to DO to fix it. Problem solving is what I do, what I thrive on in work and in life. There’s always a bump in the road, unforeseen challenge with a deal or with kids and usually my response is get creative, work harder, find the answer.
Except sometimes the answer is to wait. Be patient. Accept all the parts of the world you can’t control and let them go. Then look for what you can do.
I heard/read recently that the most difficult part for people about the pandemic is the lack of control we have; and yet the reality is we NEVER had control. Not really. Not over life and death, the unexpected or others in our life.
As we hit 2021 with renewed energy and hope I will try and remind myself of what 2020 plastered right in front of my face and wouldn’t move: focus on what we CAN do, not what we can’t.
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