This post is most likely serving more as a motivational talk to myself than anything else. I am nothing short of heartbroken that the NCAA Tournament was canceled, and am coming to terms with that as reality. I canceled travel plans out of uncertainty of travel. (Though I would have loved to been stranded in Colorado or Vegas, I’m not sure how long I could have sustained that displacement). Without diving into subjects I know very little about, and making comments that are clearly from my well-protected environment, I send the healthiest of vibes to all of those negatively affected and highlight the concern over a society that reacts/responds to the most vulnerable and sensitive of a community. (See: the scene in 300 where the once discarded Ephialtes is spared but ends up dooming the Spartans in the end…)

Time. Stands. Still. We have already been notified that we will be off of school the week after this, which happens to be our spring break. Sports are postponed or canceled. There went my go-to time-killing enjoyment of life. So now what? I’m by no means at a shortage of activities and options. I’m blessed with that. I won’t complain about the situation in which I find myself because it is safe, healthy, and abundant. However, with nothing but time at the moment, I am inspired to do…more.

What will be your contribution to our world, or your immediate world, as a result of this time? What will you be able to look back upon and say, “If it weren’t for that strange month in 2020, I would never have _______”.

I have plans to make my dent. I’m allowing myself some time to shake off the disappointment of changed plans; I need to accept and embrace the loss of my “all the holidays rolled into one” of March Madness. There are things bigger in life, but there are also things bigger than fear and suffering. Challenge yourself to accomplish one of those, whether it is on a personal, family, community, or global scale.

Stay healthy friends.