I started to grow an aloe vera two months ago. I would bring it out every day to stare at it, water it and say some nice things to it before I kept it back.
It stayed green and alive and soon, a smaller one began to sprout out. It gave me so much joy. I stared at them amazed at how much effort I was putting in and at the result.
But I woke up one day to say I was too busy to carry it out for that day, water and put some words in it. It happened a second, third and by either the fourth/fifth day, I thought I had found enough strength and I went to check on the baby only to find that it had grown weak.
It wasn't water. It still had enough. I said words as usual and by the next day, it was completely dead. It hurt me so much but then I took two things away from that:
- To be intentional and stay intentional.
- The understanding that words are powerful.
Going forward, these are two of the many things I'd like to improve in my life. Below are four more.
I used to think I have nothing to do with politics since I have no interest in any political power. I have found more important reasons to be politically literate. Maybe in a few years to come, political illiteracy might be the worst form of illiteracy. And going forward, I would want to understand the government better and how it works.
I had a tank-full of distractions this year. They didn't come unawares. I just didn't set my priorities right and I attached so much importance to things that weren't important. There were lots of them and they stood in every way I looked.
Going forward, I would want to learn to stop feeding my distractions.
To improve my outward appearance. I did a lot of work this year. I learnt to match colours too and to enjoy taking on bright colours.
I'm becoming better at this writing thing. Even though I've seen lots of changes since this year, I know there are still a lot more to be worked on. And while I keep at them, I am writing for the money in 2021.
There are a lot more ai need to improve on. I owe them to myself and I have taken the time to give names to all that I could think of.
2021 is the year to work on all the things 2020 exposed me to. To nurture and grow all of 2020 gave me. To keep growing, learning.
It will be a great year.