2020...What Did It Bring Out Of You?
South Mountain Sunrise Hike 2020
Stinson Beach in SF Bay-Road Tripping 2020
2020 Garden Beginnings! Jeremiah 29:5
As we come to the end of the year 2020 will go down in the history books as the year of the pandemic, well I definitely don’t have to rehash it all because if you are reading this you experienced all of 2020, from the pandemic, social unrest, social isolation, unexpected deaths, political tensions, and club quarantine. Looking back at 2020 it started off good, everything was business as usual but their was a shift. The definition of shift is to change or taking a new direction especially unpredictably. In 2020 we had to shift the way we work, shift the way we conduct business, shift the way we interact and socialize with each other and shift to just sitting still. COVID has shifted us, despite my frustration some days everything works out for our good.
I am grateful my family and friends are still here with me. I am grateful that I am still employed and had secured contracts for my business before COVID and the business grants that has kept my business afloat. I am grateful for my health being in a pandemic for 10 months I have remained healthy through it all. I am grateful for the love that I felt when I received a check-in call or text from family and friends. I am grateful for the growth of the relationship with the man in my life, we took road trips and shared our deepest desires next to my favorite element which is the ocean. I am grateful that I lacked absolutely nothing during these last 10 months. I wanted to travel more, and go to church, have brunch with my friends, and go to the gym, but I took road trips, attended church virtually, had Zoom Brunch with my friends, and used South Mountain as my gym hiking and jumping rope has kept me fit through 2020.
My goals and aspirations at the beginning of 2020 were present but they shifted.
2020 has brought out of me a garden, with soooo much time on my hands I started a garden, I grew cucumbers, kale, and carrots.
2020 has brought out of me more time to read more books, I read Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyers, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen, and More than Enough by Elaine Welteroth just to name a few.
2020 has brought out of me meditation (I use the Chopra app) and Affirmations (I use the IAM app). Meditation is something that I had to practice cause I think all the time, and my mind wonders, but resources and tools have quieted my mind and made meditation more impactful. And affirmations uplift my spirit and brings me joy.
2020 has brought out being more intentional on who I do business with, where I spend my money, and being more impactful in my advocacy with the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Sha-Asia Washington (maternal death) it made me want to advocate for our rights and support our black political candidates locally financially.
2020 has also sharpened my culinary skills as I cook a lot more, and try new recipes and spices.
What has 2020 brought out of you?
So as I leave 2020 I am leaving with a thankful and grateful heart, sound mind, healthy body, and filled spirit, anticipating 2021 with a sense of urgency and rush to declare and decree favor and many more blessings.
Thank you for following and reading! XOXO BGUC
Bye 2020 you made the history books! Welcoming 2021 with open arms!