Anybody sad to see 2020 disappear?

ReenieHJ

Crazy stupid question right?
But there has to be *something* good we can take from it, use and learn from, redo, build up, and remember with gratitude and love?

Hmmm, might take me awhile to think on my own ponderings but I'm sure I'll come up with something.
Maybe your answers will give me inspiration.
Bring it on....

J_NY_Z

Nope, just let it go. Something good? I learned not to settle for things that don't make me happy.

Yoshiboobs

Nvm decided that I couldn't abide by the thread's spirit ✌️

scratchmyTwitch

I really, really like being alone and will try not to feel guilty about that in the future.

I also miss people though so 🤷‍♀️

PlentyofProtein00

Same, I enjoyed my alone time. I enjoyed camping, getting outside, kayaking, just skowing down has been nice

Its been the 2nd half of 2020 thats been slamming me left and right and im over it.

amorfati601070

I really enjoy some of the terror. In the sense that less people were driving and there was less chance of me dying this year. People went crazy for bikes and now I can be pretentious hipster *kitten* and say "I liked cyclign before it was cool". But for real, its great more people are riding. I think the animals and the Earth also appreciated less pollution. There has been some educational opportunities too for the general public with regards to hygiene, disease transmission, social distancing etc. The conspiracy theories provided some lols but also lots of headaches. Despite everything I do feel sympathetic for the situation in America, Europe etc. Things wont be 100% the same again but hopefully as a collective we can learn from all this.

ReenieHJ

Ok
Gas prices are better! (can we safely store 1000 gallons somewhere?)
Masks hide so many things....talking to oneself, fake smiles when you really don't want to talk to people in public, unwanted facial hair
Social distancing...again not wanting to be around certain people(ahem my neighbor for instance)
Getting closer to buying noise cancelling head phones because I don't want to hear conversations anymore that only center around politics and Covid
Actually trying store brands of items because we can no longer find the bran name stuff we usually buy
Being an extreme introvert, I'm really content with the social isolation mindset. My ultimate goal was to become a hermit but this works too.
I now have new projects sitting around the house that I started during isolation enthusiasm just waiting for me to pick them up again in case my boredom kicks in( a lot)
Nothing in the fridge or cupboards go to waste, unless I start buying vegetables again.
I've listened to so much music, I can now sing along in my own karaoke way.

But in a serious reality, 2020 is my first entire year of retirement. And during that time, I've been able to be there whenever and wherever my sister needed me in her life. As hard a journey as it is, watching her say that long slow torturous goodbye o her husband, I'm glad I've been by her side.

iMago

im of the opinion that the next few years will be bad enough that 2020 will end up seeming like a happy dream in retrospect

so yeah i think ill miss it a little

Revolu7

2020 was a very good year for me. But so many others really struggled so i have mixed feelings on it. Ill just try and make 2021 an even better year for mysel, and hopefully it will bring the opportunity for lots of other people to be happier again.

MaltedTea

I'm more or less on @J_NY_Z's vibe. I started 2020 by going to my first NYE party in over a decade with old friends and made new ones.

Fast forward 90 days 😐 While it was challenging to see, hear and experience the struggling of others (and dealing with my own), I'd already set my positive intentions on this new decade. Corona can't take that away under any circumstance.

I'm happy and this is just the start of betterment. As per the wise words of the illustrious American poet Fat Joe, "Nothing can stop me, I'm all the way up" 👆🏿

Revolu7

MaltedTea wrote: »

I'm more or less on @J_NY_Z's vibe. I started 2020 by going to my first NYE party in over a decade with old friends and made new ones.

Fast forward 90 days 😐 While it was challenging to see, hear and experience the struggling of others (and dealing with my own), I'd already set my positive intentions on this new decade. Corona can't take that away under any circumstance.

I'm happy and this is just the start of betterment. As per the wise words of the illustrious American poet Fat Joe, "Nothing can stop me, I'm all the way up" 👆🏿

You alright Ms. Malted. From your NY hat, to your NY rapper reference, to your NY swag.....you sure you Canadian?

KickassAmazon76

2020 has been a year of epic change for me. It started with the abrupt end of a relationship, then illness in my family, then covid.

But through it all there have been some amazing things happen...
I learned to enjoy my own company. I get to work from home (and save 2 hours of commute each day along with gas money!) I got to spend time with my senior kitty whose health has improved dramatically. I became closer than ever to my kids. My kids are now living with me full time and their mental health has stabilized as a result. I'm managing financially. And I'm lifting again.

I won't miss that though, because I plan on carrying it forward with me into 2021, along with a renewed appreciation of all the things I took for granted.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

Where I'm at on 2020...

We didn't have a lot growing up and I'll spare you the back story but I'll never forget one NYE home with my mother, watching everyone in NYC throw their business calendars from the windows...

Halfway joking I asked her if she wanted me to grab our calendar and throw it out also... She looked at me and said Jesse why would you want to do something like that? I'm still working, I've somehow managed to keep us in this house another year, we are all well, and I've never not been able to buy food... We were very lucky this year...

When you're raised like that, you just learn to make few excuses and little complaints... Although at the same time, I try to remember the story Job and the other angle here...

I have been very lucky and had misfortunes fallen on me in other ways... I might not have such a positive outlook... So I'm nobody to tell anyone how they should feel about the past year... I can only speak for myself 💕

chuckle_bunny

I'm still sad about the year 2000. That was supposed to be the year my life kicked into high gear. Now we're watching 2020 go by and I'm like STOP THE COUNT! 😥

JessBbody

I'm not going to miss 2020 per say, but I learned a lot this year, especially about myself and human needs beyond survival.

I learned things about how to take care of myself mentally and physically. Earlier in the year I began practicing yoga and meditation. I wrote out goals and a vision for my life. I practiced affirmations. I made a decision to start a journey of self love and acceptance.

I had started to commit myself to taking care of my body in 2019, and when I joined this site a few months ago it propelled me to put my body's fitness at the forefront of my consciousness so that focusing on it would be a daily effort. I've got calorie counting down, and the next step is eating healthier foods. Exercise can be a struggle, but I'm still knocking it out most days. As a bonus, I've met nice, supportive people and I have fun in the forums.

I've learned to appreciate the freedom we all enjoy just by having somewhere to go. I didn't realize that just being able to leave your house to go to a restaurant, or to visit a friend, or even to go to a job, could be so important to your well being. I think I will have a new appreciation for that when this is all over.

I have a new appreciation for a smile, a touch, a hug, and a party. People gathering together to celebrate just about anything. That connection is so important and is such a primal need. I'm a big birthday person and so many birthdays went uncelebrated this year. My own birthday is coming up and my friends and I can forget about the annual nails & karaoke fête. I think we should be able to knock 2020's birthday off our age.

Frontline workers really are heroes to me now. I don't watch the news much but my mom makes me aware of the case/hospitalization/death toll. I'm saddened & somewhat afraid, but I try not to get mired in it. A friend on FB posted about how she was a tester for the vaccine and I fell all over her about how brave she is.

I also allowed myself to have material things this year that I've always wanted. I'm trying to adopt the attitude of "you deserve it" rather than "you can't afford it."
I want to knix that long held poverty consciousness and live in an abundance consciousness (within reason).

I read a lot of books and even took several online courses. I discovered (or rekindled) a passion for psychology that I might even take a step further.

I also think 2020 will be the year that made mental health a priority and went a long way in ending the stigma. With so many people experiencing anxiety and depression as a result of isolation and being couped up, there's been a lot of talk about it in media and it's coming out into the open. Otherwise "normal" people are beginning to understand the feelings of people who are affected for reasons notwithstanding the pandemic. Ending the stigma will go a long way toward people getting help and getting mental maladies regarded as no more stigmatizing than physiological ones.

This year has been very self-centered but in a positive way. At this point I just want life to resume so I can use what I've learned for the benefit of myself and others. I miss being around people.

I think 2020 has made me a better person, so I will remember it with bittersweet fondness.

ythannah

ReenieHJ wrote: »

Being an extreme introvert, I'm really content with the social isolation mindset.

Ditto. We've never had a WFH culture at the office but in March they decided to reduce the number of employees in the building as much as possible so the place is now blissfully quiet at times. I have been so much more productive since I can actually focus on complex tasks without constant interruption and distraction.

ReenieHJ wrote: »

But in a serious reality, 2020 is my first entire year of retirement.

Congratulations!

beagletracks

I hate the idea of trashing any year in my life. There are precious few. It’s been a tough one, but I’ll keep it.

AndreaTamira

Surprisingly enough 2020 was pretty good for me. I am finally moving forward again, losing weight, started going to Meet Ups (live in NZ, so we can have gatherings and stuff), getting help with job search, just started volunteering... I wished I did not have to worry for my family and best friend (she's got asthma and allergies, so not the best lungs) overseas, but myself? I am getting the help and support I need and finally have at least a tiny bit of a social life again.