Self-Reflection Sundays: 2020
Welcome to the last month of the year. I don't know if you ran, walked, or crawled to make it to the finish line, but you made it to December 2020! This year came with A LOT, so much so, that there were many mentions of canceling the year. I don't necessarily agree with canceling a year - as if the second it becomes January 1, everything will start over with complete bliss; as if every year doesn't come with it's own set of challenges - but I feel like there's just been a consensus of tiredness because most of the events this year were beyond us individually; it was worldwide! Yet on top of what happened collectively, some people still had to deal with their own individual losses. To say the least, 2020 was a year!
This week, I watched the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy. No spoilers, but kudos to the show for bringing to light many of the issues that have been magnified during this pandemic. I felt so seen and validated. Who truly knows how much this virus affects each person. Many people are taking it nonchalantly. Although some have had it and survived, I don't want it in my house. I have often felt rushed to go back to "normal", more so for other people at the risk of my own comfort. People suffered and are still suffering, and that's enough for me to continue to be super precautious. I don't want it! I won't rush because I want to live past these moments.
I'm grateful to God I made it this far, knowing that I didn't have to. So many people didn't make it, whether they were victims of a senseless murder, victims of a worldwide virus, or many other causes of death, it could have happened to me or someone close to me. But we made it. There's so much this year to be angry about, but there was a huge lesson to learn: be grateful for everything and live life to the fullest!
I don't want to wait until the new year to start working on my dreams I'm looking forward to living more intentional moments and accomplishing things even in spite of fear. Many people did new things during the pandemic, some of which they are still thriving in, others seemed to have fallen off. I was not inspired to just jump into a whole bunch of projects just because. I wanted my moves to be purposeful. A few months ago, I started my "40 by 40" bucket list. I have one life to live and I want it to be amazing! God has put so much in me, like so much! If you really know me, you know that I am pretty eclectic and multi-passionate. I often try to go after a million things at once and get overwhelmed and end up with no finished product. My husband encourages me so much, he suggested that I start with something small and complete it. I did it and hopefully you will hear about it soon. I'm going after some great things over the next five years. I'm not going to put it all out there right now but know that one item is definitely to publish at least 1 book. Otherwise, I ask that you keep me in prayer that I would utilize all the gifts that God placed inside of me to impact this world. I look forward to sharing them with you. I also am praying with you that all the passion you are pursuing will be unleashed in a powerful way. Have a Merry Christmas!
š continuing to pray with you and for you as we close out the year and you work towards your goals. Love you sis.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much sis! I love you too
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