I was reviewing posts from last year and came across “Easier 2020” (December 18, 2019). In it, I wrote:
“I would expect that, whatever happened in 2019, it has made you stronger. We don’t need to wish for an easier year. Instead, we should wish for the strength to endure whatever may come. Twenty-nineteen may have left you beaten and bruised, but not defeated. Twenty-twenty may not be better, but you will be. Be strong (because you are). Be well.”
Little did I know what 2020 would have in store. As the year comes to a close, undoubtedly, many are feeling “beaten and bruised”, but hopefully, not defeated. Definitely not defeated. I trust we are stronger.
We can, again, hope that the coming year will be easier and less painful. Easier, though, won’t make us stronger. Easy never makes one stronger. Believe it or not, 2020 has made us stronger. Twenty-twenty-one may not be better, but you will be. As I bid you (and myself) a year ago, be strong (because you are). Be well.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!