Expect the unexpected and be able to handle it with ease. Here are some lessons from my recent experience.

This past week was a bummer. My son’s 8th birthday was on June 25, when he and the rest of our family tested positive for Covid. What a way to ring in another year, to have your birthday party canceled, your cake stashed in a freezer for later, and a piece-meal attempt at a kind of celebration where nobody was feeling up to doing much…