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Lately I have been binge-watching reruns of The West Wing on Netflix. Some friends recommended I dive back into this fictional era of politics and government to pacify my appetite for political drama – likely a safer approach than launching into talk about politics during the casual chat at the start of a Zoom meeting.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with restoring and renovating properties. The older and more rundown, the better. My current house is the fifth property I have basically taken apart and put back together. Whether tearing down or adding walls, laying tile, refinishing hardwoods, painting, or giving attention to the details, I find the process of realizing an older home’s inherent beauty cathartic.
We all thought things would be back to normal by now but, instead, our numbers are increasing daily. Keeping anxiety at bay is important to ensure productivity, especially when most of us are working remotely. When the body and mind are thrown into an unknown like the pandemic, we react by preparing for a temporary change in everything. Now temporary is becoming long-term and we need to again adjust to working differently and handling the anxiety and stress that comes with change.
Last week Staci Barfield and I participated in a webinar from Nonprofit HR about race and diversity practices in nonprofits.I am starting to realize that there are many inequities that I never see or think about because they don’t apply to me. I have many doors I can choose to walk through on any given day; therefore, I assume that those doors are open to everyone. False.
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