I can LAUGH, I can LOVE, I can DREAM, I can DO HARD THINGS
It is well established at this point in 2020 that these are complicated, trying times. The days blur together, work/life balance is totally out of whack, we worry about our health and the health of our loved ones, our families and friends are reeling from the economic implications from a shut down economy, not to mention the incredible challenges in engaging our students in learning, it takes determination, resiliency...and LAUGHTER to get us through. Laughter and fun are antidotes that build our resiliency. How might we find opportunities for fun, laughter and play in these times? As Bryan Robinson, PhD notes in his article , ‘Too many of us take daily challenges with grim, crippling seriousness and humourless determination, thinking our lives have to be all work and no play, which can straitjacket us. If you’re like many people, you believe you must toil and sweat before earning the right to have fun. You might even feel guilty laughing and smiling during hard times or if you