2020
2020 will go down in history as the year the whole world paused. The pause was abrupt and many were not prepared to just stop. With the abrupt stop came stillness, a reflective space to remember what matters most and what is important for our survival on this planet.
For me, the pause also gave me the space to rest so that I could remember. I had forgotten the value of rest. I was so busy doing everything and absolutely nothing all at the same time. When I look back at my doing, I realize that most, if not all the doing was keeping me from becoming my best self. I now know that rest is necessary for who I am becoming. Rest allows me to recharge and restart with a clear palette. From clarity rises the guidepost for who I am becoming so that my doing is worthy of my time.
I re-membered who I am and what I stand for. I remembered those who came before me and the lessons they left behind. I remembered that I am never alone on the journey because I bring with me my ancestors’ wisdom. With their wisdom, I remembered that I am whole and worthy.
I re-evaluated my agreements with myself and others. I got still and in the stillness I was able to clearly see, hear, and feel the agreements I was holding. This opened the passageway for me to put down agreements that no longer served me and what is most important to me. In the putting down I rediscovered liberation. I came to realize that agreements are not written in stone. Agreements can be renegotiated at any time in service of moving me closer to my best self.
I re-connected with community. Community is the container of safety. It’s the container of trust. It’s the container of healing. I longed for the community that I was pulling away from. I came to see that community is life sustaining and necessary for me to stand strong in my truth and who I am becoming.
What do you want to re-member, re-evaluate and re-connect with as you reflect on 2020?