What can I say about 2020? Ohhh so many thoughts come to my head. One thing’s for sure, it opened my eyes to how fragile and exposed we are to each other.

This year should have brought humanity closer…..I hoped. Instead, it showed how vulnerable we are, and how the worst of times can divide us even more.

My most favorite phrase this year became “everyone’s not the same”, meaning everyone’s situation was not the same, obviously. But after a while, I started feeling like Ms. Gloom & Doom, Debbie the Downer, or the “Damn…here comes Ms. Negative Nellie reminding us to be empathic to the sad people”. I’m really not that girl, I promise I’m not.  I’m actually a lot of fun! I do, however, label myself an empath and probably drive others, as well as myself, a little crazy playing devil’s advocate.

This year’s just made me really sad.

I’m sad for those who’ve lost friends and family to this horrible virus. I’m sad for those who have lost businesses and livelihoods. I’m sad for those who were affected negatively through no fault of their own. But mostly, I’m sad because we could not come together as human beings and figure this out.

My optimistic side is hopeful that we will somehow get it together; I know that sounds dry, but that’s all I got right now, but my practical brain tells me that we have a long way to go. We failed the Humanity test and that makes me sad.

Yep, 2020 was something else!