Hi bloomers!
I am at an awfully late start for this to be my first 2021 post, but Happy New Year my fellow readers. I hope you all had a great start of the new year and have your resolutions written out.
There are many things to reflect on what happened in 2020. 2020 taught us so many different lessons, good and bad. It put us in extremely uncomfortable situations. The pandemic hit us so quickly without being prepared at all. It made us realize that this is what life is about; how unpredicted every moment can be. We were forced to adapt to this new lifestyle very quickly, for the sake of our health and others. We learned that we must unite as a community in order to flatten the curve; going into isolation for almost 5 months. We screamed for justice, marching down the streets all over the world to send a strong message towards the corrupt government. We cried, raged, and laughed. So many different emotions were brought out during 2020. We dove into new hobbies, we learned how to cook new recipes. Most importantly – we had all the time in the world to self reflect, and to understand self realization.
I had a very rough year, to be quite honest. Being a workaholic and not working for 4-5 months drove me crazy. I was depressed and disappointed in myself. But I found ways to use my time wisely (for the most part) into certain things I have been interested in but couldn’t find the time before the lockdown began. I found online writing classes, started drawing, opened my eyes to meditation, and focused more on self realization.
Now that I am back to working five days a week, it’s hard to make time once again for the hobbies I have discovered during last year’s lockdown. I barely write, leave the house, or even read. I begin to wonder if I really had the time to grow and self reflect. But then I realize that the fact that I feel guilty for not making the time to do things I enjoy and am passionate about – is growth in a way. Realizing is the first step. Making time for it is second. Feeling content and accomplishing the task is the third step.
I believe each year we bring the lessons we have learned into consideration and write out our resolutions depending on that. I hope you all were able to realize that health is extremely important, and that we all have to continue considering other people and act accordingly. My perspective with maintaining a healthy lifestyle has changed tremendously compared to all my other years; most likely because of the pandemic but also due to the fact that I am becoming older. Sooner or later I will be in my mid 20’s! What a scary thought. On that note, I also realized how I don’t want to continue working a retail job for the rest of my life. I want to do more, and for me to achieve a content future, I must work harder and put more time into what I find passionate about.
Thank you to anyone who has been sticking with me since I started this blog, read my writing, and has been patient with me. Whoever is new here, hello! I hope you all continue to support me and I am very excited to bring you all more content throughout the year.
Keep on bloomin’.
Love always,
Lilia
She Blooms In June - by Lilia 