2020 – The Year We All Took A Step Back

2020 – The Year We All Took A Step Back

By Sherry Wurgler

Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash

2020 has taught us humility and courage, all wrapped up in the same package. It has been an exhausting year of change and uncertainty. We have lost loved ones. We have suffered sickness and adversity. And yet, through all the hardships have we not also gained?

Covid-19 put us in quarantine and all of a sudden, the distractions of daily living: our children participating in various after school activities, sports events, dining out, having friends over for a meal, meeting friends for coffee, just suddenly disappeared. Our children were home for 2 months as teachers organized online learning. We went from a busy active on the go society, to near shutdown in a matter of weeks.

Through it all, what have we learned?

Have we not learned to treasure our family more than ever before? They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Has that not been truer than ever before. I, for one, (as I’m sure most of us) have missed seeing my children and grandchildren as often as I used to.

At first, we just survived, and then as time went on, we learned to thrive.

We learned to make the best of a difficult situation. We learned resilience. We took control of our situation, adjusted our sails and set a different course.

We became more visual online. Facetiming loved ones became more meaningful than we could ever imagine. We watched TV programs together, watched church services online and communicated through the church message by texting. We became kinder and more compassionate with others. We learned to share commodities as stores ran out of staples.

Scientists say our lakes, streams, rivers and oceans became cleaner.

We have valued life as never before. We have spent time as families playing board games TOGETHER. We have taken walks outside TOGETHER. We have spent more time as families around the kitchen table having meals TOGETHER. All of these ways of working in harmony with our family under the same roof, have caused us to listen better, respond kinder, be more aware of the other person.

Yes, 2020 has been a difficult year. We have grown in resilience and that has strengthened our self-esteem, self-confidence and courage. And, it has also taught us the value of family, friendships, community, and our faith in God.

May God bless and keep you, Sherry Wurgler

Sherry Wurgler is the mother of 4 amazing children and a grandmother to 5 wonderful grandchildren that are near and dear to her heart. She is a practicing RN working in the field of psychiatry, the founder of Transformational Leadership; with her primary focus being to help women connect with their core values and be able to express themselves with courage and compassion. Ms. Wurgler is motivated to help empower others to live the best version of themselves. She wants to help women live their lives with moral character, renewed strength, and fearless courage.

Sherry Wurgler offers personal development tools to help women elevate their personal growth mindset and help them be the leader of their own life. D

uring her life’s journey, she has worked with women empowering women to become the leaders of their own lives. Her memoir, “Surviving Ritual Abuse,” received #1 best seller on Amazon.

She has also co-authored several other international bestsellers and been featured in 2 magazine articles discussing leadership, WomLead and New and Noteworthy. Tough times are best met with a resilient spirit. As she expands her coaching presence, she is ready to help women soar through life’s adversities with courage and resilience.

For more information check out her article in our January edition of Create the Ripple Magazine