How Pandemic Changed Me

 
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End of year vibe in Venice. 

2 days until a new year. 

I find myself reflective. I am better now than I was last year at  this time. A better person. A more balanced person. A happier more whole person. 

In a year when I lost so much. I gained more. 

I know myself better than I ever knew possible. I confronted my fears. I closed doors. I slowly started opening new ones. 

3 special projects are in the works. I say no more for the time is too soon but dear readers, friends, know that I am happy and full of hope for the future. 

The future doesn’t look like what I planned last year at this time but the future is good. 

I told an old friend this and he said “if you can say that in 2020 you are in a better place than you were last year then you my dear have achieved- have received- more than most”. 

I sit today reflecting on 2020 and trying to determine my #wordoftheyear for 2021. Thinking about the future. This is the first year I haven’t already written my new resolutions. Normally they are ready weeks in advance.  Normally I am about action. 

More and more I am learning to let the right things happen. 

And so today I receive in gratitude the unexpected blessings 2020 brought to me. 

Among them are you. Much love.


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