Happy 2021! First Blog Post

What can I say about 2020? I have had my share of triumphs and dilemmas in this historical end of the second decade of the 2000s. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the American election, the world remained glued to all forms of media. President Donald Trump overwhelmingly lost the United States Presidential Election and, of course, refused to concede. COVID-19 cases have overtaken the world, and economies are stressed, our children learn online, and many people are out of work. The year 2020 has closed, and President Trump is still in denial, and COVID-19 remains a topic of focus. With COVID-19 vaccines already being administered, people are debating whether they would take them.

I wrote and posted the above image on December 31, 2020, because despite the pandemic and the global stresses, we continued to waste time, bullied others, and shared things that we should have been ashamed of with the world. We also didn't take the opportunity to engage our imagination and just copied everyone else. We continued to be overly critical and hurtful to others. I will not expound on the various instances that fuelled that post. However, I have tried to stay off that behavior, but I know I have to work on myself. I've been short-tempered, impatient, grumpy, and inflexible.

I don't subscribe to resolutions when a year turns; instead, I aim to improve myself daily. I will still be agitated and impatient because that's me. I can continue to work around issues and speak up when I am frustrated. I can suggest solutions to situations and be willing to throw a hand in solving the problem. 

I want to continue entrepreneurial pursuits, increase the yield in my garden, add more content to my blog, and improve my wellbeing. I want to be me. I want to continue dancing, singing, and enjoying nature. 

I think there's a lot that we need to change and appreciate as a people; however, I don't think we are ready for it. I've written about the culture and traditions because these topics have been on my mind. We need to re-examine what we see as tradition and accept that culture evolves. We have lost ourselves trying to hold on to traditions and have forgotten about the youth and their sub-culture.

I wish everyone the best for 2021. Don't expect that this year will be perfect - especially if we are not doing what we are supposed to do concerning COVID-19 protocols and being our brothers' keepers'.