January 2025

Council discusses filling top two city positions

Filling two key positions for the city and the city’s handling of last week’s record-breaking snow were highlights of the Savannah City Council meeting on Jan. 13.Officials spent about one-third of their 45-minute public gathering on a work session that nailed down some details for the hiring of a new city administrator and chief of police — positions that must be filled with the retirements of City Administrator Bruce Lundy and police Chief Dave Vincent.Interim City Administrator Brooke Bell had updated job descriptions for both positions, which Council members needed to review before the positions are posted.They set Feb.

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Getting Inspiration

I have written before about the pillars of daily mental health: (1) regular reflection on how lucky we are, (2) doing acts of kindness or making an impact of doing good, (3) engagement with other people, and (4) laughter and appreciation of the humor in life. A little bit of each of these every day as we make our way through life enriches our mental health, resilience, stability, emotional balance, and positive attitude.

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New Year’s Resolutions

For three years running, Beyond Reason has considered the new year’s resolution. A new year’s resolution is just a goal, a commitment, ranging from the very specific (lose ten pounds/only eat a whole food plant-based diet/save $5000) to the very abstract (workout more/eat better/save something).

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