School Year Intention Setting

For the last few years I've taken the time to set my intentions - for the political season, the start of a new year, or the beginning of a school year.
This year I'm excited to be in the classroom with students but I'm also overwhelmed by the "what-ifs" of returning to business as usual during an ongoing pandemic. This is where intentions help me focus. Now I will admit these are lofty goals, but when you are awarded a Fulbright Teaching Award to research in another country you SHOULD have big goals and a vision for effecting change. However, in the end my mantra paraphrases Teddy Roosevelt: "focus on being the change where you are with what you have and what you can do."