Mayor's Message

"Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body." - Norman Vincent Peale

“You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live.” - Stuart Scott
 

“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in your mind.” - David G. Allen

I came home Monday evening from my trip to Springfield, and the first thing that hit me was the presence of all of our Christmas decorations gathered together in preparation for our packing them away.

When the clock struck midnight on December 31, besides celebrating the New Year, many of us had probably given thought to things we would like to achieve in 2023, while working to eliminate those behaviors which we saw as negative elements of our lives. While many probably make a list of these “resolutions,” most of us simply gave thought to making changes to our behavior, our relationships, our health or our professional lives.