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Hard to Make Plans These Days?

7/29/2020

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Have you found yourself pencilling something in your calendar one day, just to erase it the next? Over the last few months, I have either planned nothing, or I have tried to plan events, but have had to make numerous changes. Trying to plan a business venture right now is super challenging. There are constant new rules and recommendations being put out by various levels of government and it is very hard to react quickly, even for one person! I have to change marketing material, both print and online and I have to inform staff and co-creators of changes. Then I have to make adjustments in my personal commitments.

One tip I read about said, 'predict and prepare for the future while focusing on the present,' but they obviously did not write this article for COVID times. Together with Jennifer Beeger - owner of Mona Lisa Artist Supplies - we have tried to predict what this summer would bring. “Are people going to look for art classes this summer? Will it be possible?” We were asking each other back in early June. Well, people can't travel, so maybe... We just had a blank page in front of us. We really couldn't compare this summer to any other. 

So many people are facing the same situation. CALGARY (660 NEWS) – As many as one in four Alberta business owners feel that they aren’t going to be able to hold out until a vaccine is found.

In July, I met a number of brave explorers who came out and took a few classes of Mixed Media. We had a GREAT time.  We closed the doors behind us and went to work. We forgot all about our problems and trying to predict the future. We just focused on the here and now.
 
This is a lesson I bring into my daily life. I have no idea where this is all going to land, so I am just going to pay attention to how I am spending each day. Make each day count. Enjoy, explore, work, connect to those I love, connect to my work, connect to my art and something good is bound to happen. I am an optimist, but this is not just based on hope, it is based on making every day as good as I possibly can.
 
How are you managing the unpredictability in your life?
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