With all that is going on in our world, the words of Charles Darwin are particularly insightful to me. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one that is most adaptable to change.” So, what does adaptability really mean and why is it important?

After a few weeks of working at home, educating our children, or attending classes online, many of us have fallen into habits that we wish we hadn’t started. Much of this unwanted behavior may have begun as a way to soothe us and reduce our anxiety. But now we are starting to look at our lives and realize that many of these habits will not serve us well in the long run. So, how do we begin to reverse them?

Everyone seems to be talking about the need to establish “our new normal”. You may have noticed that people have a lot of ideas on what activities we should include in this new normal. There are two concerns with this broad-based approach. Let’s learn what they are and how to successfully establish our own personal “new normal”.

We’ve all had quite a shock to our way of life this week. Long anticipated trips were cancelled, schools put on pause, being asked to work at home … the list goes on. We’re also being asked to change our daily habits in substantial ways. This is causing us to learn how to intentionally focus our attention on the present more than ever.