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Uncertainty

We made it to 2021 and just when we thought we had left the craziness of 2020 behind, I think everyone realized rather quickly we were not out of the woods. From social unrest to the new Covid -19 variants, and the realization that anything really can happen, I think everyone has taken a moment to pause. Even in all my years in the blog-o-sphere, I decided to take a minute to rest, wait, and see.

I am not alone in my thoughts. I heard rather than weight loss, people made resolutions to wear pants this year. So much has changed. In trying to determine the best path forward for 2021, I came to realization the word of 2021 is “uncertainty.”  Welcome to 2021, the year of #uncertainty. This means that ultimately all of us need to just roll with the punches.

If you are still working towards achievement, great. Just do it. Go for it and remember you will have to be flexible.  Looking for work? Deciding on a career? Amazing. Go for it. Do it. Right now though, you may need to pivot in a new direction. As always, my hope is for everyone to have the best year ever and yet I realize some people want to go to sleep tonight and wake up in the year 2022.

I am workforce professional. I am in a helping profession. My perspective is in the medium place between the private sector, social services, and the government, somewhere neither here nor there. Is it a happy place? I am not sure. I exist somewhere between a trusted mentor, advisor, counselor, life coach and just some random person with lots of opinions. I have come to learn this is an okay place to be.

For this year of #uncertainty, I am going to look deeper at current issues and struggles. I am going to live in the here and now and give some deep thought to the new reality we face. Today’s post is not only an announcement of what is to come. It is also me saying to everyone, “I don’t know.” I don’t believe I am alone. I don’t believe I am wise and all knowing. I am saying to the world, I don’t know what is next and that is just fine. I am living one day at a time sometimes and being present is just fine too! Welcome to 2021. The year of “#uncertainty.

 ~Karen Cirincione

Email: kcirincione@gmail.com        

Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/karenjcirincione

Twitter: @kcirincione 

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