Tag: coping

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to bring joy to others. Share something which made you laugh.

I love comedy, and that is one outing that my wife and I miss. We’ve watched some specials and comedians online, but it’s not the same. I look forward to being able to go back to a live comedy show.

One thing that I love about the Internet is the incredible creativity of so many people. While I get that there is a lot of things posted that others may not like, and it’s easy to waste lots of time, it’s also nice to take a brief break and be entertained by something.

There is plenty to be offended by, but one of the cleaner, more entertaining things was brought to my by my daughter. She showed me You Suck at Cooking one night while I was cooking. I finished and then ended up spending about 20 minute watching with her while we ate. Two I enjoyed:

• kale chips
• potato latkes

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to congratulate someone for an achievement that may go unnoticed.

This is a double congrats, for someone that I know and don’t get to see often enough. Some of you may also know Glenn Berry, hardware expert and the author of the DMV Diagnostic queries that lots of people use.

Glenn left his job and struck out on his own this past year and he’s been busy working on a number of things where he’s had some success that I think is worth noting. I have probably left some positive notes on posts, but I’m going to use today as a way to congratulate him for a few things.

First, his YouTube channel has over 500 subscribers, which is a nice accomplishment in relatively short time.

Second, he’s been winning awards for his beer. Congrats to him, and hopefully I’ll get the chance to try some of these. I was over at his house last summer, watching him brew beer one day and got to try a few of his creations. Looking forward to doing it again.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to contact someone who many be alone for feeling isolated.

I call my Mom every week or so, knowing she’s alone. She’s content, but I do know that life is better with people in it. However, I know my brother and other family talk with her, so I’m not too concerned.

I do have other friends that I know are without a partner in life, either young or older, and I decided to reach out recently when I typed this post.

In this case, I have a friend I know that lives alone. This person has family, but I don’t know how often they see anyone in person or have a conversation. I sent a message, and then had a conversation back and forth, just catching up.

It made my day. Hopefully they can say the same.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to stop for a minute today and smile while you remember a happy moment in 2020.

I’ve had more than my share this year, but my happy moment from 2020 that comes to mind is from February. The only airplane trip of the year for me, to celebrate a birthday.

Merry Christmas.