Flashback 2021: Will We Pass the Exam?

As things slowly start going back to normal, I can’t help but wonder if I actually learned anything from 2020.

I mean, I know the lessons. I know what went wrong. But I feel like I was studying, like I was getting ready for an exam, and now all I can think is: Will I pass, or will I fail?

And then I wonder about everyone else.

Did we learn anything? Are we going back to our phones? Are we going back to being busy all the time? Did we learn what really matters? Will family and friends be our priorities? Did we learn to love ourselves and spread the love?

2020 was a weird year, full of challenges and lessons, but I also know how easy it is to get caught in the routine of life, of work, of being busy.

I write this from my point of view, from my own anxieties, and from my personal questions. I am not going to lie—I am afraid that I will go back to who I was before. I do not want to. I am afraid I will get caught up with routine and watch life pass me by.

I hope that I pass the exam. I hope that all the work I did on myself in 2020 during quarantine stays with me. I really hope that I don’t focus my attention on things that don’t really matter. I hope I do not go back to accepting less than what I deserve. I hope I don’t lose the love for myself, my dreams, and my goals.

I also hope that I am not the only one afraid. Because if handled correctly, fear can help us push forward; it makes you fight and become courageous.

Let 2020 be the year of challenges, and let everything after that be a better life, better choices, and better things to come. Let’s not lose focus.

Read, get inspired, don’t let go of yourself, be you, and do not settle for less than you deserve.

Sincerely,

Someone who wants to embrace change—positive change.