Hard year? Maybe, but...

Perspective is important. A few people have told me that this was their most difficult year at UIS. Many felt weary by the end of the academic year. A few blame it on others not performing well, or even worse, doing actual damage to others because of bad decisions or making the wrong moves. So some people are grouchy, others ouchy. It can be helpful to a community just to name such feelings and perspectives publicly. They exist, and they are real. The question, then, is how do we respond? I'll address that in future posts in this blog, not today -- for a good reason. It's healthy to try to name what we are feeling, and to sit with those feelings for awhile.