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Embracing uncertainty: Hope and faith for a better tomorrow

Div Manickam
6 min readSep 7, 2020

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Embrace Uncertainty

When we all started this amazing year of 2020 to kick off a new decade, no one saw what was coming but now that I look back over the past 8 months, I have learned a lot about the work environment I thrive and self reflection about myself and my family. I learned what really matters and need to be better at taking care of my health and embrace uncertainty at all times.

Asking this question always adds clarity with a brighter lens.

What’s the worst that can happen?

The pandemic and unrest in the world has shown us perspectives on how people respond and care for each other. It’s easy for us to focus on the numbers and conclude that things don’t seem to be going right. But at the same time, there may be things that are moving in the right direction that we just didn’t take the time to notice — we are more empathetic and caring.

Here are a few of the things that I learned this year that I will keep forever:

  1. Self-care is important no matter where we are and what we do as we go into 2021.
  2. Balancing schedules and prioritizing everything that needs to be done is an art and science that needs to discipline and mindfulness.
  3. It’s easy to get used to the daily routine until a change disrupts it. Always…

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Div Manickam
Div Manickam

Written by Div Manickam

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