Can you believe we survived the disaster that was 2020 and made it into 2021?! Whew, talk about a whirlwind year! I hope this New Year is finding you guys okay, and that despite all the negative that seemed to be prominent everywhere, there were some positive things that happened for you last year even more so.
Last year I bought my first house! I can’t even believe that I did that; I used to always believe that I couldn’t buy a house until I was married, but here I am a single mom with a house! Next month marks our first full year living here as well (another BIG shocker)!!! I have no idea what we’re gonna do to celebrate that yet…
Another exciting thing I did last year was start a Holistic Health Coach Training Program through IIN (Institute of Integrative Nutrition). Our graduation date is in a few days, and I have started this program before but stopped, but I’m proud of myself for sticking through it this entire year! I fell behind and so I still have a few modules to catch up on, but aside from that I’ve met all the other graduation requirements so pretty soon I will be a full on Certified Holistic Health Coach!!!
I also started (more like voluntold to start, heh) a group exercise class at the gym where I workout with another awesome girl. It’s been pretty good for the month or so we’ve been running it! It’s something that’s totally out of my comfort zone, but so far, the reviews have been really good so I’m excited to see how it goes this year! Oh, and I also helped train in our gym’s Burn the Bird event by leading some exercises of my own- that was a TON of fun (and also wore me out hahaha).
The last MAJOR thing that I did for 2020 would have to be one of the LAST things I ever expected myself to do and will completely take me out of my comfort zone- I applied to be a Tech School instructor in my field AND GOT SELECTED!!! Next year we’ll be in Texas, and I’ll be doing something else I didn’t think I’d ever do, and that is teach others!
So those are a few of my 2020 Highlights, and I’m pretty excited to see what highlights I’ll have for 2021!
There is a woman I follow on Instagram and her name is Alexandra Elle (@alex_elle). She’s written an AMAZING book called “After the Rain”, and today I was reading her email newsletter about journaling our intentions for 2021. A friend of hers shared a question- How do I want/intend to feel in 2021- and she shared her list in her email. I took some time this morning (after the gym and taking care of my morning devotional) to journal my own response to this question, and I wanted to share my list with y’all below:
How Do I want/intend to Feel in 2021?
- Inspired
- Led by God
- Fearless
- My version of healthy and happy
- Truly alive
- Whole emotionally
- Present
- Imaginative/creative
- Free from my negative thinking
- Uplifted
- Glorious
- Connected wo what matters/is important to me
- Brave
- Loved unconditionally
- Warm
- Peaceful
- Intentional
- Purposeful
- Meaningfully productive
- Open
- Grateful
- Aligned with God and my purpose
- Closeness
- Community
- Free flowing
There were other questions as well in the newsletter, but I wanted to share this question with y’all because I suppose these would be considered my intentions for this year. I encourage everyone who reads this post to take some time out of your day (whenever that may be) to sit down with a notebook or a piece of paper and answer this question for yourself: “How do I want/intend to feel in 2021?”
Not Broken...Becoming 