I’ve been looking for a really powerful theme for the month of December, and the word “RELEVANCE” came to mind. It’s been a heck of a year, hasn’t it? As we roll into the final month of 2020, I note that the one singular need that continues to show up is the need for authentic “connection”. In my conversations with friends, many people are yearning to go beyond superficial “chit-chat” and seek a deeper level of connection. There are wistful, quick comments that emerges from these conversations that note a quiet depression, even from those we perceive as the “rocks” of our circle of influence. The uncertainty most people are feeling is real. Month-to-month, the world as we know it has changed, and along with it, how we interact with others. From shelter-in-place, work from home, online classrooms for our kids, to cautiously re-opening our economy, every month has brought…