This Year

Good Morning DearHearts,

This year has been very different for so many of us.  This year so many have had friends and family members leave this physical existence.  This year has tested our patience and faith.  This year has kept so many in a fear based mindset for extended moments or months.

This year we have learned how to teach school, bake bread and gather around a small screen to celebrate birthdays.  This year was the year of virtual weddings and funerals.  This year we often longed for a hand to hold or a hug.

As the calendar page of each month was torn away to reveal a new month we used to think back to what happened in June, July or August.  How was summer spent?  This year with very few exceptions those months had no differences. This year June, July or August was no different than any other month. This year has been a constant continuation from one day to the next. This year most did not have a vacation.

This year was boring.

Ahh, but this year was filled with lessons and inspiration that was anything but lackluster.

This year old songs were given new meaning and poignancy. Medical workers singing “Lean on Me” touched hearts and souls in ways Bill Withers never could imagine.  The song “Rise Up” became an anthem to inspire us to keep marching and protesting injustice this year. This year there were many reasons for peaceful protests.  This year many marched for different reasons, but we marched.

This year small acts of kindness loomed large.  This year the local Trader Joe’s™ brought flowers to local assisted living residences. At any time this would be an appreciated gesture, but this year it was so much more. This year, it replaced all the flowers and visits that could not happen from family and friends.

This year we have learned (in case we didn’t) to appreciate phone calls from family members and friends. This year the sound of a loved one’s voice could bring tears.  Electronic connecting was how we spent a great deal of time, this year.

This year millions lost their jobs, their businesses and their motivation. This year many wished they could go into hibernation and wake up after this year had passed.

But even with so much heartache and uncertainty many came forward to help in any way possible, this year.  This year we adopted pets from shelters. This year was a great year to “clear the shelters”.  This year we donated to food banks to help the hungry.  This year there has been millions who are hungry, but the new label is “food insecure”.  I guess this is to separate that insecurity from all the other insecurities of this year.

This year has been filled with personal, political and global strife, yet this year saw the resilience and stamina we all have within us.  This year we saw the best of some and unfortunately the worst of some.

This year creativity was everywhere!  There were song parodies to lift spirits about the new “normal”.  This year many people went into the mask making business for many reasons, some used it as a way to replace lost income, and some made masks to give away to schools and hospitals.

This year walking for exercise, gardening and bird watching became sought after past times.  This year the joy of puzzles, books and games of all kinds was rediscovered.

This year has been odd, difficult, trying, exhausting, up-lifting, creative, fattening, and motivating.  This year will be one our grandchildren and great grandchildren hear about in history classes.

As we come to the end of This Year let us see it now as a time of renewal and commitment to greater awareness of all the others, humans and animals that have gone through this year with us.  Let’s end this year with compassion for everyone so the next year can benefit from This Year.

“We will not end this year without the gift our Father promised to His holy Son. We are forgiven now.”[1]

And one more thing

This year I published my first book- Good Morning Dearhearts

This has been an amazing year.

Remember

There IS Boundless Love Available For US- Now!!!

In Love, Light and Endless Peace for the New Year,

Janet Weissman

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[1] ACIM Workbook Final Lessons Intro 5:1-2