10 Lessons I Learned in 2020:

1. Emotional maturity and mental complexity prepare us to navigate crises and adversity more gracefully.
2. A learning and growth mindset can get you through the hardest of times.
3. Forced loss can be a blessing in disguise.
4. Under pressure, strong bonds strengthen while weak ones break.
5. Communities of common interest are vital to well-being.
6. Technology, used wisely, can enhance an already full life.
7. Unearned privileges alleviate hard times. Practice humility and gratitude.
8. Man is an animal and threats to his survival, real or perceived, can turn him against his own kind.
9. Living outside of our nature is killing our species. The virus is a symptom. One of many that will continue to arise until we relearn to live in harmony with nature.
10. We must proactively take care of our physical, emotional, mental, relational, and economic health like our lives depend on it. Because they do.