2021: The Year of Reinvention

It’s the beginning of a new year, woohoo!

We all have that feeling of hope and visions of happier, social times since we’re in (the end of?) a pandemic. Eagerly waiting for the distribution of the vaccine…

In the meantime…

You know how it’s been a trendy thing to have “one word” for the New Year? A word that’s supposed to represent your focus for the year? Like action or growth?

Well, wouldn’t it be pretty cool if we all shared the same word this year, 2021?: Reinvention.

2020 shook most of us to our core. We lost loved ones, our jobs, our social lives, our hobbies, physical contact, etc. We’ve had to spend a lot of time at home, with our partners, with our kids, and with ourselves.

Many of us took this as a golden opportunity to learn new things, connect with our families more deeply, and master the art of baking a mouthwatering loaf of sourdough bread.

And many of us packed on some extra pounds/kilos, maintained a nice daily buzz for weeks at a time, and binge-watched reality series that wasted hours of our precious lives.

Whichever side of the coin you’re on, it’s a new year guys. We can take our experiences and our lessons from 2020 and use them to fuel our reinventions.

• Layoffs have given us time to seek new opportunities that are more aligned with our values.
• Working from home has shown us that we don’t want to miss those precious moments spent with our kids.
• Spending endless time with our partners has either brought us closer together or it’s exposed the dark and ugly truths of our relationship.
• Being quarantined while living alone has made us question the purpose of being so far away from family and good friends.
• Slowing down and staying in one place has given us space to reconnect with ourselves and re-evaluate our lives.

All of these cases affirm a newfound intention.

From now on, I intend to pursue a fulfilling career path.

From now on, I intend to be a more present parent.

From now on, I intend to wholeheartedly nurture this relationship/I intend on searching for a partner who reciprocates the same love and respect that I give.

The new goal is to be a more conscious professional, a more conscious parent, a more conscious spouse, a more conscious human.

And then commit to acting in that way; intention without action is merely wishful daydreaming.

Otherwise, it’s just too easy to say, “F#ck 2020, thank God that’s over!”

We can be more than that if we choose.

One of my favorite writers recently said that you don’t have to worry about changing (when talking about NY’s resolutions) because life changes you. Inevitably. With all of its ebbs and flows.

There’s some truth to that. So this year I propose we forget about New Year’s resolutions! Out! I mean, it’s a germy risk to go to the gym anyway.

We’ve ALL experienced great changes in 2020. Let’s embrace these changes and use them to reinvent ourselves, and live a more intentional life.

Cheers to 2021, darlings.