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Happy New Year?

This new year has already made history!

Before the new year began I kept reading how people were hoping for a better 2021 and ready to get rid of 2020.

As I was contemplating what people were saying about 2020, I read a post by a man who talked about how he had endured way harder things than what 2020 brought to his life.

His message resonated with me. I too have had harder years than 2020.

The two years that I carried my twins and then delivered them were way harder than anything I experienced this year.

Why is that?

It comes down to my thoughts!!!

I thought those years were harder.

I spent so many days this year deciding how I wanted to feel about all the changing circumstances occurring.

Sometimes I decided to just be annoyed instead of angry.

Other times I decided to be grateful instead of bitter.

Occasionally I wallowed in self-pity, decided it did not feel good and took a closer look at what I was thinking and why.

I have decided that I am going to let 2021 be 2021. I have no expectations.

I’ll probably be annoyed by some things in 2021, but I also will probably be grateful for a lot this year too!

Here’s to the New Year 2021 and whatever it brings!

Julie

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