Reflections on a Year Gone By
As we all settle in for what will undoubtedly be a different kind of new years celebration, I can't help but spend some time today reflecting. I'm sure we can all come up with our own poignant list of words to describe 2020 - challenging, a hot mess, unreal, historic, a cluster fuck - I'll let you choose your own words. The year began with the intense wildfires in Australia and pictures shared globally of burning lands and injured koala bears. Then came March with the intensifying rise of the novel coronavirus across the globe leading to shutdowns, canceled traveled plans, work from home and for many job loss, and a heartbreaking loss of life. May brought 8 minutes and 46 seconds and a name, George Floyd, that would bring an an overdue awakening of the persistent and often destructive patterns of policing and police brutality that inflict communities of color across the country daily. June ushered in nationwide protests against police brutality, calls for racial justice an
