The first and last blog post of 2020. 2021 will bring more writing.
A salute to the real MVPs of 2020: The guardian angels. Not pictured yet certainly not to be left out is Grandpop B.
Without a doubt, these 4 carried me, us, particularly when we were in the throes of our home settlements in March and April, and then these last 8 months.
I’ve said before that this time has felt to me like a relay race, just a long one. You can’t run it alone. You need a team. A diverse team. Some legs will be longer and you need to know who does what best and when and where to put them in. Sometimes it’s your earthly team. Sometimes it’s the spiritual team. I felt it in my very being every time one of them handed us off to another. Different skill sets needed a different grandparent. It reminded me of that Brady Bunch episode when the kids lose Mike’s drawings at the amusement park and they haul ass to get them to him in time for his presentation!
And after that time, when I was a struggling extrovert in this isolated time, they each took a turn, inspiring me, reminding of who I was and am, and where we overlap. Pop Pop got me back into painting again. I’d say it was his love of show tunes too that inspired me to take up tap. Grandmom got me making homemade Italian food (I’m never buying boxed pasta again!), Grandpop got me roller skating and building my vinyl collection again, and Nana got me playing piano again. I think they all got me back into the old crooners 😉
Align was my word of the year. When I thought I was out of alignment, they spoke from beyond and nudged me toward them, toward all I once was and still am. I just became really good at having unwavering faith in them and listening for their voices. And then acting on their messages.
2020 was hard and it also made me the closest to whole for the first time since I was maybe 10. Creativity is its own energy and it begets more creativity. When I listened to and followed them, I found my own voice again and it led me to other surprising creative outlets.
I rediscovered old favorite shows like Who’s The Boss? I made an Instagram fan account and I found a group of other fans just as we heard about the sequel. I then found the most fabulous pop-up cardboard cut-out of Tony Danza at an estate sale and he brings joy to all who see him, including the neighbors, and keeps my Zoom calls entertaining.
I found a voice and a desire to write again. I heard a call to put a coaching service back into the world again.
When I couldn’t get my fix externally, they reminded me it exists within me. I can be and create all that I miss and need even if it’s new and scary. And it fuels more. I’m forever grateful to these 4 people this past year.
Oh and a shout out to Jack Daniels. We rekindled our 20+ year old romance and got through this year together.
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