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A Final Goodbye to 2020
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A Final Goodbye to 2020 I know this has been a year top years. ’s been strange, ’s been morbid, ’s been terrifying. was a year simply get through for of us, numbingly so; with thing look forward was rollover a new calendar year. Historians will look back as a watershed year. year that everything changed; year that nearly everything stopped. We’ve welcomed 2021 with open arms, ready to embrace it with hope tinged with more than a little bit of trepidation. My personal journey of 2020 has also been strange; it’s been weird; it’s been sad; it’s been terrifying; it’s forced some exponential growth internally; and forced letting go of some parts best left behind. In of my friend, Poetry Man, choosing see my glass as half full, here’s what I will carry forward from last year in this: 2020 Had not been for this year, I never would have met you Had not been for this year, I never would have reawakened a side of long lost and tossed aside Had not been for this year, I would not have discovered new parts of Had not been for this year, I never would have seen myself as others do Had not been for this year I never would have allowed myself be vulnerable Had not been for this year I never would have opened my heart my husband others Had not been for this year I would not have healed friendships And relationships in a new way Had not been for this year I never would have ventured out share my story Had not been for this year I never would have a story to tell  ~~~" Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." --Mary Oliver~~~ |
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A Final Goodbye to 2020 I know this has been a year to top all years. It’s been strange, it’s been morbid, it’s been terrifying. It was a year to simply get through for all of us, numbingly so; with the only thing to look forward to was the rollover to a new calendar year. Historians will look back on it as a watershed year. The year that everything changed; the year that nearly everything stopped. We’ve welcomed 2021 with open arms, ready to embrace it with hope tinged with more than a little bit of trepidation. My personal journey of 2020 has also been strange; it’s been weird; it’s been sad; it’s been terrifying; it’s forced some exponential growth internally; and forced the letting go of some parts best left behind. From the words of my Poetry Man, and in choosing to see my glass as half full, here’s what I will carry forward from last year in to this: 2020 Had it not been for this year, I never would have met you Had it not been for this year, I never would have reawakened a side of me long lost and tossed aside Had it not been for this year, I would not have discovered new parts of me Had it not been for this year, I never would have seen myself as others do Had it not been for this year I never would have allowed myself to be vulnerable Had it not been for this year I never would have opened my heart To my husband To others Had it not been for this year I would not have healed friendships And relationships in a new way Had it not been for this year I never would have ventured out To share my story Had it not been for this year I never would have a story to tell ~~~" Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." --Mary Oliver~~~
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OMG! Is MenNation.com acting up today, or is it me??? Slower than molasses. Slower than Heinz ketchup! Think its time to go grab a book... ~~~" Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." --Mary Oliver~~~
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Moving forward is the only real choice we have. Kudos to you to doing it so bravely.  {=} and yeah >>! and ?* too.Wet, but Not Satisfyingly So Slick Moves Winter, on HNW [post 3312759] My Private Blog - Tell Me ALL Your Secrets
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MenNation.com has been acting up today, seems to be behaving at the moment though. 2020 kind of stopped for me in March but it's surprising how much I took for granted previously. 
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As politicians like to say, "never let a good crisis go to waste." As you have articulated, exigent circumstances (and 2020 was brim-full of them) trigger a diverse range of reactions...not all of them "defensive". I would argue that an unintended consequence of the stresses of the past year was to stimulate you to confront of some truths in your life that lurked in the shadows and likely caused mischief in your emotions and actions. Good on you for being true to yourself and making your way into the light.
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Hi there, It's amazing how a horrible event in our life can seem like the opening to a dark abyss, a curse on us that will plague us and banish us into a lifetime of misery. BUT...quite often we discover, that horrible event has opened the door to new happiness, new opportunities and a series of positive events that never would have happened otherwise. 
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