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Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations

Community and Hope for a Brighter, More Peaceful 2021

As we all know, last night was a difficult and unimaginable time for our country. As we witnessed these horrifying actions unfold, I couldn’t help but wonder if we should cancel our meeting. As we began our first meeting of the year, we acknowledged that most of us had considered not attending last night, and yet we did gather. As I reflect this morning, I am struck by the power of that seemingly simple action. We came together as a small community, we showed up for each other.

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Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations

Emotions in the Pandemmic

Last night we spent some time talking about emotions. All of us are experiencing these times in different ways. Some of us are completely isolated, some of us (or our family members) need to go out into the community for work. Many of us are feeling upset about the ways our daily lives have had to change. Loneliness, anxiety, sadness, despair, anger…we are feeling them, our kids are feeling them.

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