2021
In retrospect, 2021 has been a hell of a year, for everyone. But I’m my personal experience, it was one of my hardest years. I shed a lot of tears, laughed a lot of laughs, sent a bunch of texts, lots of phone calls, FaceTime calls, lots of worrying, lots of self discovery. But as one of my friends put it: growth is not comfortable.
2021 holds a very special place in my heart, but also an open wound that bleeds time to time, or shall I say, triggers me in a way. Not everything I say or feel is pretty, now. You know that.
I don’t even remember how I spent New Year’s Eve last year to be honest with you. I was typing about the new year two years ago but then realized it was the beginning of 2020 not 2021. Wow, I cannot believe I don’t remember NYE 2020.
Let’s do a roll call for 2021:
January was a slow month for me.
February contained enough for the whole year.
March held a lot of heartache.
April was a little boring.
May was up and down.
June, same.
July, don’t remember.
August brings back a fun and stressful memory.
September, some points rough, others good.
October was pretty good.
November was crazy.
December we finally see some progress.
This past year,
I choreographed not one, but two Dancing with the STARs duets and placed 2nd Runner Up and Best Costume.
I chopped my hair off.
I came out of the closet.
I traveled to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week. And it was awful.
I was diagnosed as manic depressive.
I found love again. And my heart was ripped out and put back in so many times that it really doesn’t hurt anymore.
I revamped the blog.
I was apart of two boards of directors.
I was in The Nutcracker.
I discovered I’m an empath.
Adopted Storm (my kitten).
Also in the past season,
I bawled my eyes out in the Planet Fitness bathroom while sitting on the toilet.
Got my heart broken as well as I broke my own heart.
Lost my “best friend.”
Lost my Small Cat.
Caught COVID for the second time in the same month a year later.
The Yin and Yang.
It cannot rain forever. Don’t loose hope, my friends. I love you and thank you for a successful year!
I thank God for the tribulations, the troubles, the growth, the opportunities, for my talents, for self discovery, for accepting me, allowing me to accept myself, my loved ones, health, the resources, and for YOU.
THANK YOU for being here!
Sincerely, your author,
Anna