What’s one thing you think you’ve learned the most while in this pandemic?

I think for me it would be that everything is so temporary and we didn’t even realize it. Suddenly, there are much less important things than we originally thought. I used to care so much about being specific things, but I can’t even think of those things while I sit down and type this. When I really think about it, I begin to wonder where the hell the time really went. Granted, while I’m still putting in my time in the office, there are days where I come back and I try and think about all the things that I used to do. Maybe watch a Laker game, catch up with friends at the bar (bdbubs of course), or just go to the gym late for a session at the sauna. Suddenly those things are no longer here and I could almost swear that if I was given the choice of no sports for a month or a million dollars I’d have a tough time choosing the million dollars immediately. Sure, it sounds super stupid now, but let’s look at the facts. First of all, my world is based off of sports now. My geography skills are mostly based off of knowing where specific teams played and the history of said sports team. Secondly, the playoff were about to start for hockey AND basketball. Don’t even get me started about March Madness. Lastly, sports are the only consistent thing in my life since I was a kid. Nothing else has been able to give me as many feelings of heartbreak, joy, and pain all at the same time and keep me coming back. The more I describe it, it sounds like an addiction. Maybe it was and maybe now I’m starting to go through the withdrawals. Sports entertainment is probably a billion dollar industry when we consider all sports and it’s just gone just like that. Think about that. A BILLION dollar industry.

This isn’t a post about how I’m going to stop watching sports once it comes back, on the contrary, I’m going to probably cry a few tears once they’re back. My point is, everything is so temporary. Make a list of your priorities. Figure out where most of your time is going and what routines you can start now and keep going, even after all of this is over. There has to be a way to change everything we ever did before and come out from this a better professional, a better fan, and just overall a better person.