Closing 2020

A year like none other, 2020 brought so much experiences, some that will forever be imbedded in our minds as well as world history.

I started the year uncertain, which quickly transformed into hopeful expectations. I began this blog, started yoga, dabbled in mediation, tried lots of new recipes and DIY adventures and also set off on my online teaching career. I felt like the year was indeed going to be “my year”.

Little did I, or any of us know, what lay ahead. I watched as news started coming in, feeling uneasy, however very assured that nothing will come of it. Soon the spread started world wide and it was really only a matter of time before it reached us. When it did, it hit like a strange haze. It was truly unbelievable, apocalypse type stuff you only know from fiction novels. I went through all the emotions- disbelief, denial, shock and fear.

To be honest, as strange and devastating as it was, I am lucky enough to not have been majorly effected. We seemed to slip into the new way of doing things, while trying to maintain as much “normal” as we could. I relied heavily on technology in this period, like all of us did. Staying in touch with loved ones weekly or even daily and keeping an eye on the latest developments and statistics, with slight obsession. Technology however, also let us down this year with fake news and cancel culture enveloping our lives.

The middle of the year was just a blur. It felt like forever and a blink of an eye at the same time. So many mixed feelings about the horrors, and in contrast, the miracles that occurred. I also wrote allot in this time – check out my previous posts : ). Now facing the tail of a very strange time, we can find humor again and joy in the smallest of things. We took so much for granted and can now appreciate it all with fresh perspectives.

As I prepare to go on “holiday” (does that word even have meaning this year?) I again feel uncertain, but with hopeful expectations. I leave with this sentiment – we can and must make the coming year better. Let us all take what we have learned and swear an oath to pay goodness forward.

Goodbye 2020, you won’t be missed.

Till next time…well…next year…