It’s sunny and Fresh where I sit today the last day of 2020. I have showered, washed my hair and done a spa treatment that my nephew sent me for Christmas. A new shower curtain and towels hang in the bathroom.

2020 for me has been an excercize in solitude. Separated from my loved ones and the world, it has been the longest year and the fastest year. I have counseled and been counseled. I’ve been talked off a cliff and maybe talked you off of one too. I’ve sketched more, taken a million photos of clouds and trees, danced on TikTok, made weird ethereal Reels. I didn’t go anywhere except the beach.

I binged 6 seasons of Schitt’s Creek in one go, read some stupid books, and laid the more serious ones aside for now. I re-watched the Long Way Around and The Long Way Down after seeing the newly released The Long Way Up. The Hype is real about Bridgerton. I watched Christmas movies and for the first time in my life and liked them. I didn’t mind Christmas for the first time in years even though I was alone.

The Italians playing music on their balconys seems so long ago. Things got better and then got worse again, but there was shift. I feel like I went through some eye in a needle and came out different. Not so worried, more centered. We go on. We adapted, and found a new way of doing things. We cried ugly cries and smiled and cheered at the blossoming creativity of others. We were (are) having a global experience.

The best part has been reconnecting with long lost friends, good friends, the ones who know me. Time stopped just long enough for us to reach out and call without a phone date. We philosophized, and conjectured (lol). We reconnected. We laughed. We cursed the Covid. We said I love you. We got rid of that thing in the White House.

Was it actually a good year? What will we say in a few years time? We do have a chance to build a new paradigm. That is for sure.

So, my friends be good, be kind, be helpful, treat Mother Earth well, imagine solutions, create, love, feed, trust, look up, stay connected, give gratitude, laugh, dance, have patience and smile…….

As we slip into 2021 raise your vibration and remember this, the universe is a mirror.

Peace and love from California, Lynette