So I LOVED 2020! @galenkp And I feel terrible that it has been soooo atrociously terrible for so many billions of people AND ANIMALS around the world, but for me, it was absolutely freaking brilliant because I spent 8months in lockdown, editing a documentary that is being used as evidence in 3x Royal Commissions into mental health, disability and abuse (and I've been trying to find the time to do this for 5 yrs...)
I did a heap of other great things too, but one of my favourites was the reconnection to one of my greatest young loves- DANCING!
And in doing so, I met bodygrooveondemand with Misty Tripoli and her awesome gang of dancers who got me up and grooving again for the first time in about 15yrs.
Then I met Marisa Cranfill with her delicious sessions of QiGong who took care of my mental health...
Then I met Spotify and in meeting Spotify, I met some brilliant Turkish artists and so Spotify gave me a great xmas gift a couple of weeks ago and tallied up my listening and gave me the following pressies....and while you're reading this, you can listen to some too!
And so as my gift to you, I present to you the best of my 2020....
And then just 6 months ago, along came hive after I stumbled onto it by accident on the net one day.... and as they say, the rest is history and here we are, still carrying on a passionate affair together and loving every minute of it! 😍😍😍
AND HUGE HAPPY NEW YEAR TO you @galenkp and everyone else here in our wonderful Hive family!
I wish that all of you have a wonderful, safe and blessed new year filled full of love, peace, joy, health, abundance and success!
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Well. I thought I might be the only person on earth that had a really good 2020.
I'm really glad you staggered in here. Hive is certainly a better place because you are here.
I think we ought to make the "No apology 2020" club :)
Well no, there's far more than just us that had a great 2020, it's just that the others that I know feel too bad about everyone else to say out loud...
And thank you there @bigtom13, I'm certainly glad that I stumbled into Hive too! Especially meeting you and a whole bunch of other great peeps too.
Love that idea- the No Apology community..AKA fuck that!. I reckon it's get quite a few active members real quick too! 🤣
Well, every storm cloud has a silver lining they say and it's good to hear a good news story even though they are few and far between. Most people have had a torrid year for various reasons, deaths, isolation and the mental health issues around it, financial woes, job loss and so on...But then there's people like you who have had a wonderful year.
So, well done for that and I hope that momentum carries forward into this year. Please be sure to check in with me in 364 days and let me know how it went!
!ENGAGE 25
Yes that's exactly right! And I actually know quite a few people that have come out of the lockdowns thriving, because they are like me, addicted to being pro-active, creating, learning and doing.
I also know that there are many more like that too- especially other hive owners here that can take the little that they have and use it to their advantage and thrive.
Don't get me wrong, it's definitely been torrid, but not terrible even though I had all of those issues that you mentioned too.
I lost my job on the 18th March and as I have a rare heart condition, I put myself into lockdown straight away and so had an extra 2 months on top of everyone else. I also battled with depression, I guess you could even call it iso(lation) fatigue- but that didn't occur till 6 months into it and then I completely lost my mojo, didn't dance, put on weight, had physical issues pop up, was soooo stressed out about my flatmate who lived like a .... and didn't pay rent or bills, but other than that, I am one of the extraordinarily lucky Aussies that didn't have really hard financial issues- because our govt gave us more $$$ in our support payments and really, there was no where to spend any money and as I am not a super materialistic person, I only need enough to pay rent/small bills/small food, so that was sufficient.
Not too mention that we here in Aust are incredibly lucky that we have not been anywhere near as hard hit with the virus as the rest of the world.
But then we have had a fair share of natural disasters here, but then again, nothing in comparison to what so many other poor countries have been experiencing over the past 12 months on top of the pandemic (except for the bushfires....)
And now, for the first time in just over a year, I have been able to come to my home town to see my ailing 85yr old dad and (really exhausted) brother and I was due to go back to Melbs on Monday to go back to work, but then they made a snap decision to close the borders again last night and now I'm stuck on the wrong side of the border.
However, as I see the good side in everything, I know that atleast I'm stuck in the house that I grew up in with my dad and can now give my brother a break from caring f/t for my dad and he can go away and have some fun while I stay here a look after dad. So that's what I call a happy accident- my favourite saying.
Oh and dancing, I can't tell you just how mentally therapeutic it was too. In the end I didn't need Marisa's QiGong for my mental health, I just needed the free flowing dancing. Everyone should put some music on and just dance by themselves, however they want, to what ever beat they want and it's so liberating! 😃
I hate dancing, not watching it, doing it. I really don't enjoy it at all and so never do it. I guess we're all different and just have to do the things that we do based on our own needs and interests. Dancing seems to be important to you and clearly helps you in certain ways; For me, well, I'd rather chew my own face off than dance.
Again, it's good you have managed to have an excellent 2020. I also live in Australia and so don't have as many problems as many around the world have had, but also know that there have been many people who have not had such an easy time throughout the pandemic situation and even before, with the economy slowly crumbling, so think people were suffering...And will moving forward. But there'll be the few who do not I guess.
Chew your face off...? Wow, you really hate dancing! Is it the footloose thing....?
Wow so you're in OZ too...N/S/E/W?
Lol, I'm just monumentally bad and it...I don't enjoy dancing at all hence the face-chewing preference. Maybe extreme, but a nice way to make my point.
Adelaide.
Oh so it is the footloose thing!
Cool. SA. Not too far away.
I don't know what the footloose thing is, something to do with the movie I guess, but when I dance I'm all loose and it is not a thing of beauty and joy. Trust me. I'm better at other things so I do them instead.
Yeah, close to a few places, not so close to others. It's a big place I guess, but we're all Aussies and so connected nonetheless.
ENGAGEtokens.Not sure where to start on this one. That's a lie.
Welcome to Hive! I knew that's where I'd start.
I'm able to pick out a few rewards from 2020 as well. As shitty of a year that it's been, there's a few instances I'm benefitting from. For example, I got this pet peeve with hot chicks who have a mangled grill. Now that they're covering their teeth by masking their face, I can't tell how mangled their grill is so that's a plus.
It's great to see how people can find light in the dark. I am very happy for you, I hope that, like you, this year that has just begun, I will also find light in the tunnel.
I've always been one of those people to see the bright side before the negatives...and really, when on earth have any of us ever had the completely, unadulterated, free time to finally catch up on all that stuff that we've been trying to do for years- what an extraordinary opportunity we were given from such a horrific situation.Thank you @janaveda!
Like me now- stuck on the wrong side of the border, but can now give my brother a break from looking after dad and help him do things around the house that he can't do by himself.
So I may not be able to get back to work, but this time that I have been (so accidentally) given, is precious in itself. So another great opportunity to turn the negative into positive. 😃
It's a good attitude to see the positive in the situations, although seems very negative. So the opportunities introduce for you. Enjoy the moment that gives you life.
I know far too many people that live life in the negative and see nothing but the negative and it takes something the size of a volcano to make them happy- for a minute, whereas I am the complete opposite.
I see opportunity every where and I also see the ability to make opportunity everywhere too.
Even on here. Especially on here, because opportunity is always about who else is out there and how can a collaboration be made between you all.
The ability to make opportunities are everywhere, so I hope that you can see them and enjoy all of the moments in your life too.
Happy new year to you @janaveda and I hope that it is filled with lots of love, sunshine, peace, health, success and abundance!
You're right! I hope that 2021 to be better for you, and your family.
Thank you and you too! 😀
Not everyone should have a bad year but I am truly amazed at your dedication to take the positives from a bad year. You utilised the lockdown period to the maximum and it's amazing.
Also you growth on the hive platform is truly breathtaking. Your growth and input is remarkable. I hope your amazing run keeps on growing this new year 2020
And you know @lebey1, still so many things that I didn't get done cause that 8 months (for me) went by far too fast!
Stoked that you think that my efforts on hive have been so good and that's simply because of all of the fantastic people here.
I miss everyone when I'm not on here....I have made so many friends and want to keep in contact with them and then being a content curator come's 2nd (the education), a content creator comes third and then the financial gains on top of that is just the icing on the cake (and I love cake...especially deep, dark, muddy chocolate...ofcourse...😁)
I still don't understand it all- the technical aspects, but I'm not even worrying about that anymore, I'm just having too much fun being here with everyone and the sense of camaraderie is seriously the best thing about it! 😊
The loving the cake part and the description shows we have a lot in common. Lol. Glad you achieved something though. Keep the good work going
Many thanks, I will try, though I do know that life is going to interrupt once again all too soon....🙄
I know you won't be lazing just seating around doing nothing, so you are saved
Yeah thanks! So true...😄
Sounds like you indeed had a good year in your own way, that's great! Isn't stumbling onto something like hive great! It's so full of so many wonderful people from across the world!
There's nothing better than a happy accident is there! 😃
And You are so right @cmplxty , Hive is so full of so many interesting and wonderful peeps from all over!
I also love all of the challenges and initiatives, especially the Tuesday Hivechats on twitter with thanks to @jeanlucsr and the PUD day @traciyork and so many others because of the sense of global camaraderie they create. 😃