I don’t know about you, but this year I find myself craving the longer days, the chirping birds, and smell of grass being cut. All of these sensations paint the same picture as a deep inhale and exhale after being submerged in water. My shoulders drop, and my chest rises with deep relief.

And we’re back to school…and instead of providing you with a list or structural ideas for what to do, I would like to share a challenge that I equally have challenged myself with during the process of writing this blog, as well as a sort of activity that I’ve been contemplating for the weeks leading up to January.

Practicing different ways of observations can help to see things as they are, and not what they could or should be, and help you move through change.

All of us have been affected by Covid in one way or another. We have all had to adjust how we cope in life and interact with others. I believe that our teenagers’ experience has a few more nuances added to it. It’s important that we acknowledge the loss and grief that some teens have experienced and that they will never be able to experience school the way it was. This article was written to help them navigate the anxiety that this might be producing as they return to school this year.