So... It's finally 2021. Everyone (including me) is just excited for 2020 to just be over and done with. If you have been living under a rock, or maybe in the future (hello future peeps... Don't know why you would be reading something this old... This must be so old if you have no idea what 2020 has been) then you probably know what 2020 has been like. Here is a video the recaps the year in 7 minutes if for some unknown reason you didn't know what happened. If you are watching it even when you know what happened- just why... Why re-watch something that you had to live through already?? I just watched it, and it's quite interesting. Some of the things I didn't even know that had happened. Let's just say that last year wasn't the best year. And I remember people saying on the last school day of 2019 that 2020 was going to be the best year yet. I actually didn't know why people were saying that until a few months ago. It was because it was a new decade... Kind of like a new start or something, I dunno. I never really saw a new year like that. It always felt like any other day and not a new year. I could just be weird or something. So, in the spirit of the new year, I thought that I should reflect on this year, but first, the yearly YouTube rewind that wasn't made by YouTube like it normally was. It's made by MrBeast, which is actually a really popular video, so yeah. And also, just why not. Why not show the YouTube rewind? So, my reflections. I looked online for some reflection questions because why not.
What are you most grateful for about this past year? I am most grateful for this past year was the ability to learn more about God. This past year was probably the most that I actually put effort into reading his word and studying it. I wasn't very consistent, but I feel that because I actually put effort into trying to read it everyday, that's something. What made you feel purposeful this past year? Um, purposeful... I don't think that I really felt purposeful this past year. With quarantine and stuff, I didn't feel like I was really doing anything. And I probably wasn't doing anything for that matter. I did online school and stayed home. I did however did a lot more tennis despite COVID, and not all of it I had to wear a mask to it. What was the single greatest lesson of this past year and what did it teach you about yourself? I think that the single greatest lesson that I learned this past year was to enjoy the little things in life. During quarantine, there wasn't very much to do. Being stuck at home not doing anything. It felt a lot like being homeschooled, except that I was able to do things and go places while being homeschooled, but with this I wasn't able to go anywhere. There were all these little things, little pieces of joy during all this. A little piece of light in the dark. It made me see that there were these little things in life that just made life better. At the beginning of quarantine, people that we knew, mainly people from our church, would come by and give us goodie bags and even donuts. We did that a few times, and even gave one of our pastors chicken wings. But, it made me see that we are all in this together, and that just because we are separated and quarantined, doesn't mean that people don't think about us. What was your most selfless act this past year? I did many different selfless acts that I can't think of right now. There were many tinier ones. None of which really stands out to me. I mean, most things that I do are pretty much selfless since I hate thinking about myself. I would rather think about others thank think about myself, so I often do that. What relationship most supported your growth this past year? My relationship with God most supported my growth this past year. I mean, why wouldn't He? He loves us and wants us to be better people, so why wouldn't he want my to grow as a person? What 3 words best describe this past year? Heh... Boring, annoying, terrible What does success look like for you in the upcoming year and how do you need to redefine your definition of success? Since I'm a student, right now my success for this coming up year would be to have better grades. Being the best student that I can be. I don't think that I would have to redefine my definition of success just yet since it pretty much will look the same until after college. What creative projects do you want to bring into the world this upcoming year? Hm, I definitely do want to publish my novel this year. That's something that I'm going to strive for this year. It's been a big dream of mine to publish something, and I'm really close to it, so being able to do that would absolutely be a dream for me and probably a big accomplishment for me. That might have to be the highlight of the year or something. What tweaks do you need to make to your religious practice going forward in this next year and how will it support you? Maybe being more consistent in studying His word. I haven't been the best in the being consistent department, and I really want to change that. I feel that I haven't been doing it as much is because I put so much on myself to do at a time, and I think that I just need to slow down a bit with this. Do smaller chunks at a time. So this year, I'm planning on reading a chapter a day, and then doing devotional and doing a reading plan on my Bible app. Nothing too hard, but it gets me into the habit of reading the Bible everyday. I'm thinking maybe when I read the entire Bible through, I will start adding more and actually studying it and getting into the Word. I know that people do New Year's resolutions, but I'm not one of those people. I find that if I do do that then I won't actually get them done. I tend to forget about them. Yeah, there are things that I want to happen this year, but I feel that if I put it into words then I'm less likely to actually get it done. Soooooooooo, no New Year's resolutions for you!! Anyways, hope you all had a fantastic new year's, and I hope that 2021 is a whole heck of a lot better than 2020!
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