Ep. 9/ Mindful takeaways from 2020 to bring into the new year
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with HOST MELISSA D. BARRY
Published Dec 31st, 2020 - available on all podcast platforms.
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“You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to.” - a quote I fell upon of actor, Sean McGuire.
”The year 2020 was the year
grief wrapped itself around our bones
and tightened its grip
as thousands of spirits were ripped from flesh
and hurled into the night sky
The year 2020 was also the year
the cup of injustice overflowed
with rage embracing bitterness
while history demanded
closer scrutiny
The year 2020 will be remembered as
the beginning
the end
the turning point
the arrow that pierced
hope reborn
beauty for ashes
and not simply
as the year of fires and screams.”
Yeah, we’re starting heavy today with the poem of Vivian Zems.
In the January podcast episode of this year, I couldn't believe we were already in 2020, and today I can't believe it's over. It was the slowest year ever, yet probably the one filled with the most disastrous events worldwide so close to one another.
This year has been overshadowed by death, grief, violence, injustice, isolation, restrictions, sadness, sickness, and most probably any other negative adjectives you can think of.
We came close to getting ourselves into a third world war because of the shenanigans of the US and Iran. I'm downplaying the term because I don't feel like cursing right now ...
We can all agree that 2020 was a mess but in today's episode, I'll do my best to retrieve some mindful takeaways from this unique experience we've just gone under. (I'm going to call it: "an experience" because... it was just a damn rollercoaster from beginning to end). Takeaways that contribute to assisting us with living more consciously. Little disclaimer, it was not an easy task at all to brainstorm about this episode. Throughout the year the craziness of 2020 has been mentioned on this podcast, so I'll do my best to not repeat myself but don't hold it against me if I do. Despite everything, if you are listening to me right now, it means that we're still here, we made it, and we survived! So let's go!
Listen up to this gem!
Namaste listeners,
M -
