Forge ahead to survive and thrive. I guess for most people, and this would be it, mostly to survive, to crawl towards the closest shelter for safety. I scroll down my twitter timeline. I watch the ironic tones of how this upcoming December activities include an asteroid with the power of 15 atomic bombs that would end the year 2020, which features NASA's forewarnings. This year has been wild, still is, like it's running on fumes. The glitches become more constant and vast; it delays us several miles behind. It ignites a spurt of ire, and you're surprised by what comes out of your sore mouth. The problems spread like a deck of cards, and it ranges from COVID-19, money laundering, job loss, the surge of racism towards our fellow residents, or the recently most ominous mushroom cloud over Beirut.
A plate of ruins is serving us, drilling a lane for our hectic souls. Our thoughts are forced to wonder within a limited capacity between the death toll of this pandemic or the curfew driving us all nuts. We try to find peace the size of a microscopic specimen, but even this gets contaminated by the ceaseless news or tales that bombards our phones.
Most of us look forward to the New Year, chanting how we're four months away. We convey our unfulfilled wishes and hopes to a so-called "better year," or the next, or only any other year but 2020. Gladly, some individuals have established coping mechanisms to take over the gloom this pandemic has shed upon us. Whether it's developing new skills or getting married, and honestly, I'm starting to wonder, isn't genuine desire or a form of activity? Either way, one good thing about the corona, is that you can use it as an excuse to avoid significant wedding expenses and all the invite drama.
But 2020 is not quite that bad yet. Even though it seems like several years in one, at least we've got Netflix. The worst year or not, it's essential to look forward to a good change and thrivingness. Let's not cancel 2020; let’s be grateful for the year that taught us a lot. That taught us to stand together firmly in desperate times, which taught us to be patient, giving us the chance to connect with our inner muse and develop new skills. We learned to invest in personal growth/care. We practiced gratitude and realization, which extended our appreciation for family, unconditional love, health, and an intact roof.
To remove toxic relationships taking up our space and not postpone great plans for a couple of pages, you have to study because then you'll have to wait six months before actually doing it.
To answer my question: What we need to do is to appreciate everything this year has thrown at us, to digest it, and learn to thrive in the best way possible. 2020 is a leap year, so let's take a leap of faith.