A New Year, A New Relationship: With Yourself
Simply put, 2020 asked us all to dig deep
As we kick 2020 to the curb, we are filled with hope, reservation, positivity, and maybe disturbing levels of anxiety. We are filled with all the conflicting emotions of living through a global pandemic, online school, social isolation, and the fear of the unknown. Typically, the new year is a great time to set intentions and goals, but this year feels different. Because seriously, if we knew then what we know now, would last year’s goals be the same? Probably not.
If you intended to travel more, you likely did not. If you wanted to exercise more, maybe just holding it all together was exercise enough. While we think about setting goals for 2021 and wrapping our collective heads around why we would even bother to do so, let’s consider one simple focus for 2021. Your relationship. Except, not the relationship with your significant other, or with your family or friends, but your relationship with yourself.
Simply put, 2020 asked us all to dig deep within ourselves to use coping strategies we didn’t even know we had and some we never developed. And as we approach a new year with new goals, I wonder if our only goal should be to focus on the relationship with ourselves. They say to put your oxygen mask on yourself before you help others. 2020 may have…
