Pennington Corner: Adapting–and Advancing–Through Unforeseen Circumstances

Abstract

Someone much wiser than I once said, “Sometimes, the situation is the boss.” I was reminded of this sobering fact as I was writing my 2020 annual work review and setting my goals for the year to come. Looking back at all that happened in 2020, and trying, as best I could, to peer forward into 2021, the inescapable truth of this axiom hit me head-on. I realized that while we may be in charge, we are by no means in control. Some might say that is a fatalistic, somewhat helpless point of view, but I beg to differ.