What I’m doing instead …

I’m going to have a mantra for the year.

Reclaim

/rəˈklām/ verb

1. retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.

2020 was brutal, I want to cancel the toxic culture of competition and harsh self-worth. We all faced challenges the best we could with what we had at the time, however as this new “normal” drags past a year mark- let’s be better.

Respect and honor your progress, by embracing the verb rather than an end goal.

I wish I could say I learned a new language, lost 10 pounds, read x amount of books, etc. during quarantine … but to be honest I was taking it as it came. I was stuck in a prolonged stress reaction, and pessimistic about setting goals or plans for the future. I’m proud of all I did in 2020, but it wasn’t me at my happiest or my best.

I realized that I was occupied with what was directly in front of me, compromising my long term goals and aspirations.

After a year of so much loss, let’s reclaim something that fell to the wayside.