Turning 50 — and Giving Thanks — in 2020

Sweet appreciation, and helping those in need.

CLOE POISSON :: CT MIRROR.ORG Volunteer Elena Goodman hands a loaf of bread to a client at the drive-through food pickup at Foodshare at the Hartford Regional Market earlier this year.

A decade ago, I reflected on turning 40 — this year I turned 50. In 2010, we were recovering from the Great Recession; now there’s a pandemic.

Such calamities heighten what should be appreciation for all that we do have and enjoy, while so many neighbors are suffering. Illness, unemployment…