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Telling the stories of our people, highlighting our culture, and sharing tips for work life balance.![Purposeful Action](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/04/Ryans-Pups-702x336.jpg)
The pandemic of 2020 has been a largely forced opportunity to reevaluate our priorities and loosen the hectic schedules that seem to dominate modern life. For months now, those inane social rituals that make up most of our interactions have now been replaced by family, friend, and solo time. Let’s
![Children and Racism: A blog post from Work/Life and Black Initiatives Group at SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/06/logo.jpg)
Our children need us to comfort them but also to be honest with them right now. Comforting your child is where you are likely the most secure. You have been doing it since those first sleepless nights after they were born. The honesty is much harder. The honest conversation you
![Food injustice - how to be part of the solution farm land with greens in the foreground and trees, blue sky and pink clouds in the background](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/06/farm-pixabay-600x336.jpg)
Injustice in the food system – I’ve put off blogging about this for too long for a couple of reasons — 1) it’s far too broad a topic to adequately tackle in one blog and 2) for fear of the discomfort it may cause people, myself included, as I want
![Offering Compassion During Different Seasons - Fitness Edition](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/06/Candle-702x336.jpg)
Flash back to 4 years ago: 2016. I thought that THAT year was going to be one of the hardest years of my life. We decided to sell our house while living in it with 2 little boys (ages 2 & 5 at the time) and a dog and buy
![Moving Forward Courageously: A message from the Work/Life Center](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/06/logo.jpg)
A message from the Work/Life Center: We are getting many requests from employees asking what they can do to challenge racism and to support their Black coworkers. We love that we work for a company with this level of concern. In our last blog post we shared some thoughts on context as
![Tips and Tricks for Working Remote: Neurodivergent Edition](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2020/06/black-and-white-laptop-2740956-2-702x336.jpg)
Let’s face it. Change is tough. Right now, we’re in a state of constant change where routines are disrupted and uncertainty looms. Stress levels are high, and juggling a new remote-work-life schedule (that may include roles of employee, parent, teacher, chef, caregiver, etc.) continues to be a big adjustment from