Tag: life

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 get out into a green space and enjoy nature.

I got to do this on holiday recently. My wife and I went to Key West, and we took a day to kayak around mangrove swamps. It was surprisingly fun, and it was neat to be in nature, quite separated from everything else. Going through the tunnels in the forest was quite an experience.

Peaceful and quiet, almost like being in another world.

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 think of three things you are grateful for this month and write them down.

In the last month, here are a few things I’m grateful for:

• my wife – she’s supported me, challenged me, taught me, and helped me enjoy life the last month.
• kids – they all are home for a short period, which is nice. This doesn’t happen often as they are adults.
• health – despite getting older and things not feeling good, I’m thankful I can still do a lot of the things I want to do. Got to bike, kayak, and yoga on holiday recently, and did better than a lot of people younger than me.

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 take of a photo of something that brings you joy and share it.

A bit of a bucket list item for me. I went to the Florida Keys last week and got to  see the sunset. A few from the balcony of where we stayed. It was wonderful and fun, and it was neat to see the sunset from here, relaxing away from life.

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 re-frame a worry and try to find a helpful way to think about it.

One of my worries this summer is SQL Saturday and events. The pandemic took a toll on organizers and attendees, with many of them tired of virtual events, along with trepidation about renting space and putting a crowd of people together. I worry about how we restart events.

However, what I need to do is have empathy that situations are different for many, and that we need to support people in different ways. I also need to remember that many people want to run or attend events, but that patience is needed to get comfortable with the idea of a crowd of people together again.

It’s helpful to start having conversations and share ideas, get feedback, and understand the challenges people face in us moving forward as a community of free, one-day conferences.