This year is finally drawing to a close and most people are happy to see it go. A few people that I\u2019ve talked with refer to 2020 at the \u201clost year.\u201d Of course the year wasn\u2019t really \u201clost,\u201d but when the people who lived through it look back at the timelines of their personal lives, many of them will find a gap where 2020 should be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when you look back at 2020, what do you think you\u2019ll remember most about it? The pandemic has lowered our expectations in many ways, making us more appreciative of things we used to take for granted. It doesn\u2019t take much to make a day feel like a special one\u2026. even running an errand can feel like an exciting expedition. For us it\u2019s like, \u201cwe went to Costco and got curbside pickup from the Mexican restaurant\u201d \u2014 it was awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of us are thinking, hey, when are we going to get back to normal? I think the answer to that is maybe never \u2014 maybe we should just not think about going back, but go forward and define a new normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early 70s I spent some time in China and it was a kind of depressing place. Chairman Mao was still in charge and everything was just kind of dull \u2014 about the only bight colors you saw were red signs spouting one of Chairman Mao\u2019s sayings. Even the clothing everyone wore was grey or brown\u2026 occasionally you saw a small child dressed in a bright color, but not often. When I left mainland China and crossed the border into Hong Kong, everything was vibrant and colorful. It was like stepping out of a black and white movie into one in technicolor. It reminded me of the Wizard of Oz, when the tornado swept Dorothy out of black and white Kansas into the colorful world of Oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So even though this past year has been \u201cblack and white,\u201d maybe after this gray year, we might see the times to come in technicolor. Goodbye 2020 \u2014 Happy 2021.
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This year is finally drawing to a close and most people are happy to see it go. A few people that I\u2019ve talked with refer to 2020 at the \u201clost year.\u201d Of course the year wasn\u2019t really \u201clost,\u201d but when … Continue reading