A Farewell to 2020
As we approach Christmas and the new year, many of you are probably exhausted. Looking back on this year, it is no wonder that we should be more tired than usual. We've been dealing with a pandemic, various extreme weather events, and a presidential election on top of the usual demands of life that come from work, school, and our loved ones. Many of us usually feel drained this time of year but that word has taken on a whole new meaning in 2020. As we approach winter break, we ask you to make sure to do one thing: congratulate yourself.
Congratulate yourself for all of the challenges you're navigating and will continue to navigate in 2021.
Congratulate yourself for making it through another session of school whether you received the grade you wanted or not.
Congratulate yourself for not quitting even though there were probably many days when you wanted to.
Congratulate yourself for the commitments you kept up to but also for the commitments you stepped away from to take better care of yourself and yours.
In a year full of having to make choices without any certainty of the future, you did the best you could with what you had. We at the Loyola Online Success Office are so proud of you, and we hope that you have a restful holiday with the people you love most. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!