Several weeks ago, Bonnie Raitt entertained a sold-out crowd at the picturesque Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. Under a brilliant full moon, she performed with grace and humility, as though it were the most important concert of her career.

Welcome to the second week of January. This month is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transition. Pictures of Janus typically have two faces with one looking forward to the future and one looking back to the past. Today, January continues to be a time for looking forward and back, inviting us to rethink and reset how we work, lead, and live.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4 million U.S. workers left their jobs in April 2021.  The trend has continued over the summer. Globally, Microsoft’s Work Trend Index reports that 40% of workers surveyed are thinking about quitting their jobs. Employees are in transition, and we are in the midst of what is being called the Great Resignation. 

Last week I visited a Stonehenge exhibit at Denver's Museum of Nature and Science. While much about Stonehenge continues to remain a mystery, archeologists agree that it served as a burial site, a place of ritual, and an intentional framing of the sun during the winter and summer solstices. As I wandered through the exhibit, I thought about humanity’s yearning to connect to something greater than ourselves.