Express Yourself
The Case for Maybe Shutting Up Once in a While
There’s something to be said about saying nothing
As I recently looked back at all I’d endured in 2020 — and in the years before it — I was proud to exclaim that not only had I survived, I was thriving! Because of a series of tough decisions that had to be made as my family and I prepared for at least two years of a raging pandemic, racial and political turmoil, and economic instability, we ended the year on an upswing. To boot, because of our planning and several huge personal shifts — including a cross-country move — many new and promising personal and professional opportunities had arisen in recent months.
I am a strong believer in the shifting of energies, that when we make even one tiny step forward, the universe responds in kind and takes 10 steps forward in our favor. I believe in focusing on solutions and not problems, pivoting in a crisis, making potentially painful sacrifices now as a means to a more joyful future, and staying forward-focused versus looking back at a past that cannot be altered. These beliefs helped me maneuver through what started as a year fraught with personal and professional losses, even before the pandemic hit.
Now, at the beginning of a new year, I’m in an upbeat frame of mind, hopeful for what’s…
