This year, more than ever, what if we made a firm decision to not go back to the way things were? What if we crafted New Year’s Resolutions that help us discover peaceful ways of solving our problems of hurt, loneliness, and anger? What if we resolved to lean into difference and learn new ways of being?

For many, these past few months have been immensely difficult. The struggle of isolation and anxiety surrounding a pandemic may be exacerbated by additional stressors, including but not limited to mental health issues, relational discord, and financial insecurity.

While a message of freedom is helpful for morale, with 64% of the population still not fully vaccinated and with vaccine distribution still grossly inequitable, NCCC’s policy for mask-wearing in the office both with clients and with each other remains the same for the time being.

In our society, with the pressures of media, social media, even the magazines in the grocery check out aisle, it is easy to push eating healthy over the edge.