2021 Intentions -- Social

Social is the next category that has been recommended to ponder when setting intentions for the new year....social!! - Is that still a thing? lol...no, seriously is it? What a huge change socialization has taken in 2020. We have had to learn to connect without being in contact. We have been locked in our homes. We had to learn to do things differently. Zoom, FaceTime, Skype --

As humans we are programmed for connection, we are social beings, right? I must say in reflecting on this year, there were times when I was thankful to be home. I loved the extra time with my kids. It was a nice to "take a break" - to slow the pace of our crazy lives, but it was also tough. It was hard to watch birthdays go by with out parties and holidays pass without celebrations.

Friendships change, they evolve, they dissolve, I think Covid magnified that process for some. We created "bubbles", we held Zoom happy hours. We did our best. When pushed to describe the social impact of last year I truly can't say that for me it was negative or positive. The best phrase that I can use to describe it is "it is what it is". We can't change it, or control it. It is our job to do our best to keep those around of safe and healthy.

2021 we have hope that things will get a bit better. We have a vaccination that may allow us to return to seeing our friends in person, indoors, maybe even without a mask. Until then though I will do my best to connect with others in the safest way possible. I will check in on my friends. I will organize zooms and I will wait to see them again.