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Year of the Ox- 2021

January 1, 2021

Whew! We made it! 2020 was one of the most eventful years that I can remember. Some people may say that it was one of the worst years of their lives, but I can say that it was one of most insightful years for me. From the beginning, I called 2020 the year of 20/20 vision.

The year of 2020 started with me seeing things more clearly like a veil had been removed from over my eyes. I started to see how people were taking my kindness for weakness or how I was letting things just happen to me and not taking any action. I started being more proactive towards things that I wanted and began making plans for the rest of the year. And then, that hoe Rona came along.

That vile Coronavirus veered its ugly head here in the United States and messed up my plans for a Hawaiian birthday trip. I should have known I wasn’t going to be able to travel when my initial destination (Puetro Rico) was hit with several earthquakes. Anyway, back to that hoe Ms. Rona. She forced people into unemployment while she forced me to work from home, which was something that I always wanted to do. Kids were no longer in schools and were learning virutally. People were told to stay at home for a month to stop the spread of infection. Well, looking back, we see that this “suggestion” didn’t work because people were still partying and out and about due to their entitlement and selfishness. But that is for a different blog or a different day.

My overview of 2020 was for everyone to see things clearly. It was for people to find out what was important, for parents to spend more time with their kids and families, for everyone to see how we are destroying the planet, for people to find their purpose or things they enjoy, for people to enjoy or relish in their solitude, and for people to finally understand the mistreatment of others due to their race or sexual orientation. As I said before, 2020 was very eventful and I hope everyone was able to see the lessons that it provided.

Let me get back to the purpose of this post. This new year is my Chinese zodiac year, the Year of the Ox, and my personal year 7. Last year gave me several insights, and hopefully, those insights will help further propel my career advancement and my spirituality this year. When I found that this year was my personal year 7, I was confused because my spirituality had grown significantly last year. Before last year, I only considered myself to be spiritual when I learned the term described my relationship with religion perfectly. I never really practiced or followed any spiritual methods, but all of that changed rapidly last year. 2020 has shown me the changes that I need to take in the future and has forced me to rid myself of anything that no longer served me. Hopefully, everything is as good or better for me than it was last year.

So, here’s to 2021!