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Life is full of variables, and it can be impossible to determine which path you choose will prompt the results you’re after. If you frequently stay at the office past five, you could earn a promotion. Or if you enroll your son in soccer as soon as he can walk, he could become a D1 recruit. Or you could spend every evening at the office and never receive a promotion, or your son may eventually say he doesn’t want to play anymore. During quarantine, many of us experienced a shift in priorities, especially when the offices closed and little league was indefinitely cancelled. While we were holed up at home, many of us were able to redefine our priorities and decide what we wanted to leave behind when we re-emerged from quarantine.
“Having a chance to slow down for a bit, I had the opportunity to really reflect on what is most important to me,” said Ryan Bogle, a senior investment analyst who graduated from Charles Page High School in 2007. 22 WeAreSandSprings.com | July 2020
“My attention has shifted from working grueling hours in hopes of future financial comfort to focusing on having gratitude for the many wonderful things I already have in my life.” Among them, Ryan said, “[I am thankful for] my amazing wife, the baby girl we are expecting in October, and my family, friends, and health.” Mackenzie Bechtold, a recent graduate of Charles Page High School, said, without as many commitments, she’s had “more time to do the things that need to be done, [like] spending more quality time with my sister and loved ones.”
“I didn't drop anything necessarily, instead the [pause] has given me a chance to reinvent how we do education." -Sherry Durkee
