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How to Change Your Negative View of 2020
Honest reflection is the key
I just spent the better part of 10 days at home, doing very little.
But sometimes, doing very little leads to realizing a whole lot.
Christmas was different this year for a lot of people.
Ours was much different than normal too. Aaron and I stayed home, made ourselves our first Christmas dinner in our now 99% complete kitchen (it’s been in a state of renovation for months), and watched Christmas movies in our pyjamas while enjoying a nice winter stout in our fancy beer glasses. The light from the candle I’d lit flickered gently on the coffee table and our multi-coloured Christmas lights glowed on the tree and across the wall unit.
It was quiet and simple. There was no rushing here and there, going from one place to the next. There was nowhere to be and no one to see. There was just us, and the peace of being home. New Year’s Eve looked about the same.
And while I thought I’d be upset about missing out on all the usual holiday festivities and traditions, I was surprised to find that everything felt alright just how it was.
It was different, yes, but it wasn’t necessarily different in a bad way.
