Tomorrow, we see the end of 2020 — aka the year of COVID! There’s no way to think of the year except that it was a beast of a year. For me, 2020 began with the usual hopes, dreams, and resolutions. As is my custom, I chose a word of the year (WOTY). The word […]
Month: December 2020
2020 — A Different Holiday Celebration
As the 2020 December holidays approach, everyone realizes that we will have a different holiday celebration this year. Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas or Kwanza, the second wave of COVID-19 affects how you celebrate and with whom you celebrate. It’s a weird December. After months of lockdowns and isolation, people have pandemic fatigue. Many feel […]
Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Tomorrow, December 21, 2020, is the day to celebrate the winter solstice. Where I live in Southern Ontario, the solstice happens precisely at 5:02 am. This is a bit earlier than I usually get out of bed, but I will recognize this day as the start of winter and as a turning point of the […]
Pandemic is the Word of the Year
It’s no surprise that editorial staff at Merriam-Webster chose pandemic as the 2020 word of the year. The word was based on usage of the word as well as statistics including the number and frequency of online searches. Merriam-Webster’s definition of a pandemic is as follows: ‘an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide […]
The Pandemic and Intentionality
The Stanford encyclopedia of psychology defines intentionality as “the power of minds and mental states to be about, to represent, or to stand for, things, properties, or states of affairs.” The definition of intentionality refers to what is important in relationships or aspirations. It implies purposeful behaviour that is based on beliefs or values. Last […]
