A NNEW New Year
2021, has there ever been a year that has been more anticipated? Not in my lifetime. 2020, has there ever been a year that we've
needed to end any more desperately?
Again, not in my lifetime. It seems
appropriate that it's to rain all day.
It feels like the whole world needs cleansing. Not that a simple rain could accomplish such
a herculean task but it's the symbolism that strikes me. There are a myriad of woes in the world that
still need solving but there's a feeling of optimism now that has been missing
for far too long. I have to attribute
that mainly to the fact that in 2 weeks, 4 days', 22 hours and 40 minutes and
counting down Donald J. Trump will no longer be president! No, I am NOT a Trump supporter by any stretch
of the imagination. The man is a
malignant narcissist and the absolute worst person to have ever held that
office. Not just my opinion, it's been
verified by mental health professionals since before he decided to run for the
office. At any rate, I've had my various
rants about him on Twitter and for now, that's where I'll leave them. I'm very much looking towards forgetting his
existence. We also have Covid 19 to
deal with but there are now vaccines rolling out and soon the infastructure to
get them out and into arms will be in full swing so all I can do there is stay
informed and stay safe until our turns come to be injected and make no mistake,
I'm going to be in line as fast as they say I can be there! I happen to like living which is why I have
made the sacrifice to shelter at home and mask up when I go out. I want to see this whole time frame in my
past, never to be repeated but never to be forgotten either.
I can't say that everything that we as humanity have encountered during the
past year especially has been detrimental to our existence. Yes, there has been death and devastation but
there has also been enlightenment, growth and a reconnecting to knowledge that
we once had and had forgotten. Like how
important human touch and connections are.
That spending time with family and friends is absolutely vital to our
mental well being. That our children
require our time and involvement in their lives. Our elderly still have value and things to
teach us. We are our brother's keepers
and when our neighbors need help it's a soul healing gift to help them, not
only for them but for ourselves. Our
success or failure is bound one to another.
And most of all, there are still many things worth fighting for,
especially when it's against injustice.
I'm not such an optimist that I've put on blinders and am ignoring the
negative, and there is a plethera of it, but I am choosing to focus on what
we've gotten right, something we don't get enough credit for nor recognize enough. The whole "if it bleeds, it leads"
thing has just gotten way too bloated for our sanity to stay healthy these
days. Yes, we have a lot to work on but
we have taken adversity and made some good of it. Let's hope we stay on that path. And for those who only want to dwell in the
negative, bury yourself with it in the dark of your souls, I choose to find the
light.
