It’s April 1, and Day 16 of Shelter in Place
I woke up this morning to the sound of hysterical laughter. Apparently my son started the day by playing a prank on my daughter. He had woken up early to infiltrate her phone and changed the names of every one of her contacts.
Now instead of calling her best friend, my daughter is dialing Eliza Hamilton. Her cousin is now Ben Shapiro. And somehow Baby Yoda has been text messaging her.
I must admit that I’ve been pretty stressed these past few weeks. Changing our award-winning in-person martial arts program into a completely virtual one has been a monumental team effort. It’s moments of levity like this that help ground me and keep me focused on continuing the work we do to delight our students and give them valuable life skills.
So I begin today with a note of gratitude to my two goofy kids, accompanied by a dreadful suspicion that I’m in their crosshairs for their next prank. I hope that today you can forget uncertainty for just a bit, and find something to laugh about.
Keep Moving Forward!
