Still, we continue to live with uncertainty and for some of us, now may be a time to invest more energy and focus into what that looks like than we had before. To me, this means both challenging myself to get more comfortable with the unknown and see what opportunities it holds, while still acknowledging the profound fear and pain that come with it.

What we know now more than ever is that we have to hold each other up and look to others when we need to be held. We are not in this alone. We never were.

That’s why it’s a personal goal of mine to get more comfortable facing conflict courageously in my own life, as I support others to do the same. It’s a process I expect to take time and to come with setbacks and slip-ups. But I believe that to be true of any big change we attempt in our lives and is certainly not a reason to give up on the effort.