Reflections 2020
- Chloe
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 1, 2021
Nothing is as obvious as the statement that everyone's been making, which is "2020's been a challenging year."
Ya, we know. So I'm not going to pretend that this post isn't as cliché as they come, and I'm not going to pretend that people care because in reality, you don't, and yet we still read what everyone has to say because this is what we all do on December 31st, so here I am, and here you are, and here we go.
I will start with one of my favourite parts: the handmade, glass blown German Christmas ornament my boyfriend got me so we could continue our tradition of collecting them; a tradition that's been growing since before we started dating. It made me feel like time wasn't completely lost, and that there can (and were) still bits of normalcy in what I would consider one of the most unnatural human states in known history.
As far as reflections, I wished in one of my first posts for one of the good things to come out of the initial quarantine, that we realize how great our families are, how blessed we are to have families, and that the responsibility of our children is one we are never grateful enough for. I think I saw that come true. I think.
I got better at cooking, and I still drink too much coffee.
I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon, I'm absolutely guilty of this and that needs to chill.
I love my friends.
I trust God.
I've always thought about people as a heap of very different individuals, and considering what we were thrown into this year, I've come to realize that I am right and we're a very strange group indeed. I'm sure the aliens think we're absolutely insane, I mean, look at us. We're furious typers, freaks for likes, and saw this year of all years as peak opportunity for DIY. Shiplap is everywhere.
So with that weirdness, I think there's many ways we can improve, things we can keep doing, things we can bring back, and things we took (take) for granted. To end my year, I'm promising myself that I take the next few things into consideration each day of 2021, which will hopefully not just be 2020, Pt. 2.
Shop local and embrace competition.
The rule should be family first. Take care of your own before you attempt to take care of an entire population. Chances are, you won't be able to and you'll get really upset over it. Not a feasible goal, it's too many people and aside from exceptions, we've not done a superlative job at taking care of our immediate.
There should be joy in teaching our kids, not annoyance.
Social media and sole-digital interaction can be extremely insidious in effect. Exposure should be limited, especially when you're told to stay at home and you've watched everything on Netflix.
Physical books are good to have and be around. Put your phone down.
There are a lot of good board games out there. When and why did we stop playing board games? ** refer back to point no. 5
Freedom is paramount for a sustainable, prosperous, respectful society.
Being healthy should be a top priority, always. There is no compromise on this. Short term gratification is worth nothing if your long term is forfeited. You're useless to others if you're not in a good place.
Poor mental health leads to other severe physical ailments that cannot and should not be understated or discounted. It can be lethal.
Traditions are extremely telling of who we are and what we hold dear. They should not be abandoned and preserved at all costs.
Happy New Year, and all the best to you and yours.
2021, don't be rude.
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