Let’s start with the harsh reality: This pandemic is the worst. Reading stories of people suffering with and dying from COVID-19 is horrible. Thinking about the ramifications of going back to school this fall is terrible. Hearing stories from front-line healthcare is devastating.

Not seeing friends, not going to tee-ball practice, wearing masks in stores … It’s all awful.

Still, despite all the awful no-good terrible-ness … there have been a few positives to come out of this mess.