2020 Gave Me This And I A'int Giving It Back
2020 has been one hell of a year to say the least. Everything unimaginable has happened. As this year started I was feeling really good about it. I made my vision board, I set attainable goals, and positioned myself to win all 2020. Then one thing after another came to interrupt my victory process. It all started when we lost the legendary Kobe and Gigi. Like how Kobe Bryant die? It all seemed like some scary dream, but it was real. All real! Then it seemed that one domino after another just started to fall. My husband and I lost a good friend of ours, then the world entered a PANDEMIC! Once the pandemic happened, my nightmare grew worse. The pandemic brought death, lots of death. So many people I knew were getting sick. Friends of mine were being exposed to this life threatening disease called COVID-19, of course there’s no cure. The whole country was on lock down. And now we wear mask on our faces just to go outdoors. On top of COVID, more and more black lives had been taken at the hands of police officers. My nightmare continued to get worse as I watched videos of black life after black life taken. I couldn’t wake up from this horror and then worse no justice was served. More and more people have died. I thought Kobe would live forever and then Black Panther dies. The legendary Chadwick Bosman died! Like 2020 we have had enough. So the run down, we have Trump in office as the president, we are dealing with COVID-19, meaning people are dying, people are sick, people have lost jobs, people are broke, people are confused and hurt. Black people in 2020 are still being treated live slaves. Equality is still a joke to date. It’s all too much. Even in my personal life I have fought battle after battle this year. I have laughed, cried, suffered with depression, had thoughts of suicide, suffered loss, but also I have gained so much. I have learned so much about myself. All the ups and downs have crafted me individually. This year has been life changing for me and every lesson I learned this year will totally help me beast 2021. Here are 4 lessons 2020 has taught me.
4 lessons 2020 has taught me that I am carrying into 2021
1. Me first.
Always, always, always prioritize yourself. When your cup is empty there is nothing you can pour into someone else. You have to always put yourself first. 2020 help me to accept when I am not okay and own it. It is okay to not always be on your game. When we pretend that everything is all good, we can not heal. I’ve also learned that self care is extremely important and 2020 showed me just how much. Being on lock down with your family is all fun and games until you have nothing left in you. So, as I walk into 2021 I’m choosing me first ALWAYS!
2. Go with your move.
Just recently I heard from God. God spoke so clearly to me and told me to go with my move. 2020 taught me that now is a better time than ever to do those things that are on your heart. You’ve prayed, planned, plotted and taken all the steps necessary. Now it it time to execute. 2020 has taught me to always expect the unexpected. Life won’t always go as planned. You can pray, plan and plot but life will happen whether you like it or not. So you have to listen for God’s voice. When He directs you to move, you gotta move. Have faith in God and also yourself to move accordingly. Stop sitting on your visions because you are afraid of life. Let life happen, but don’t sit back and let it happen to you. Be proactive and go with your move Sis.
3. Falling is inevitable, but it’s the getting back up for me.
Another lesson I learned this year was in life you are gonna fall, it’s inevitable. Just think about babies learning to walk. They slip, they fall, but they always get back up. In life you are going to slip and fall. You might fail the class, the business may not go as planned, the relationship may end, the children may wreck your nerves, you might fall and bump your head Sis. But always get back up. Don’t let the mishap cause you to stay down. Get up, dust yourself off and keep on going. God knew that was going to happen. He planned for that. That fall was a lesson for you, so don’t give up. Get up!
4. I Got This
Now yall now my slogan is “You Got This,” but this year has taught me the true essence of that statement. I faced so much this year; mentally, physically and emotionally. At times I have just wanted to crawl into a corner and die. The fact that I am still here and thriving tells me that I got this. So, when you hear me yell “you got this” it’s more than a statement, it’s more than a saying. I believe it to the core. I know if I can make it through half the things I got through this year than so can you! We got this Sis.
I experienced some true challenges this year, but I do believe that all that has happened has made me the woman I am today. I will take these 4 lessons along with every experience I have faced this year and use it to beast 2021. 2021 will most likely be just as challenging , but the way I react to those challenges will be the game changer. 2020 has helped me walk into the woman God intended for me to be and I’m carrying her along for the rest of my life. Come on new year I want all the smoke! 2020 gave me this and I ain’t giving it back!
