You’ll be forgiven if you didn’t make good on the New Year’s resolutions you were putting together this time last year. Thanks to you-know-what, 2020 was our annus horribilis.
But it delights us to tell you the year 2020, and many of the things that made it so daunting, are nearly over.
It is no longer a question of if we can be vaccinated but rather when and which one.
In time – a few months probably – we can hug our friends and extended family again. There will be concerts and live sports. No more waiting in the rain to pick up a loaf of bread or feeling anxiety about someone standing a little too close.
There is also a badly needed change of leadership happening imminently to our south. The 2021-’22 school year will hopefully feel a lot more like the ones we are familiar with. We believe there is a pent-up demand for a little exuberance.
As you welcome 2021 with members of your own household, you may start to think about resolutions for personal growth that go beyond simply getting by.
To be sure, challenges await us. We need to act every bit as urgently on climate change as we did on COVID-19. The systemic inequality that we and our governments must confront demands our attention. Our economy has had a shock to the system.
But this year, we have been tested in a way not seen in generations, and we know what we are capable of.
Right now, on the cusp of putting a little physical distancing between us and the pandemic, the future is looking brighter than it has in a long, long time.
Happy new year.
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