As I write this, I think about the way I felt one year ago. We have all had our struggles. We have all known and faced a certain set of circumstances since then, in whatever way it has manifested.
I hope that as we move into a new year we can also reach for a new level of patience and respect for ourselves and each other. The world is so full of darkness and criticism it can be too much most days. I see broken out windows of small businesses, houseless people, human injustice and those walking the streets in need of serious help.
And, mixed with these pretty severe issues, I also see social media platforms where people berate those in the service industry over he said she said scenarios. I hope that those on the receiving end are breathing deeply and doing whatever work needs to be done; within reason. I have touched on this before but ‘If you don’t have something nice to say’ etc.
If I don’t see the value in something…I just don’t return. As an owner, I try to think about what someone else may have gone through that day, month or year to make them act a certain way. And I take stock in what is important and throw out the rest. You can’t please everyone all the time. But you can certainly be the bigger person.