What To Do When You Are Tired
Twenty-twenty was a trying year for many of us. Many people lost their jobs. Others, like me, lost family members. And others are still trying to figure out their lives.
Not only did 2020 try us, 2020 tired us.

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I’m looking back on 2020 and seeing all of the areas that have pushed me and worn me out. Some of the ways I was worn out was:
- Going into a government-mandated shutdown
- Working through difficult board decisions
- Losing my father
- Taking a week away only to come home to a sewer backup caused by the failure of the city of Muskegon to maintain their sewer lines
I felt broken. I felt worn out. I felt tired.
I don’t think there’s been a year where I’ve ever felt this defeated. Talking to other leaders, I know I am not alone in this.