Forget the Past and Celebrate a New Beginning!

    The year 2020 has been an incredibly challenging, transformative, and life-changing year for all of us. We strained and suffered. We struggled and almost gave up. We lost great opportunities. We have already faced some challenges that we have never been through before. Yet we have to be proud of ourselves, considering all of these circumstances. We believed like the world had turned its back on us and abandoned us, however, we endured it all. It’s been a crazy year—one filled with experiences and challenges that none of us could have been prepared for.

    Last year, I learned a lot of things. I have found that there are only a few people I can trust in life. 2020 has helped us to value our wellbeing. I've learned, most importantly, to just keep fighting, to continue going, to keep loving, to keep giving, and to keep hoping. I've realized that life doesn't always follow the way how you planned, but things always turn out to be better than you've ever expected. 2020 is the year of discovery and development. 2020 has not even discouraged us. 2020 has inspired us.

    As the new year starts, we believe that we need to make changes in our lives, begin a new path, do new stuff, and bring an end to unwanted habits, struggles, and obstacles. Well, here is it. I'm thinking of New Year's resolutions, as I'm lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, that I rarely make because I usually never keep them. My mind is going through a lot of questions like, "Should I really make some for this year? What would it be? Will I keep them? Or will I forget all about them next month?"

    After contemplating for a few minutes, I already have thought of 2 new year's resolutions that I will never disregard. These are to develop my confidence and to be more organized. It's hard for me to choose from those two because both of them are my weaknesses. But, since I was a kid, there is this thing that I really want to gain and this is to develop my confidence. I want to build my confidence because I want to be free from self-doubt and negative thoughts about myself. I want to feel more fearlessness and less anxiety. Greater confidence makes me more willing to take wise risks and more capable of going beyond my comfort zone. I want to develop my confidence because confident people tend to be happier and more satisfied with their lives than people who lack self-confidence.

    Indeed, 2020 was a year full of tremendous happenings and colossal impacts. It may be a tough year, but we are tougher. We went through a lot of heartbreak and hardships. It caused us anxiety and depression, it made us cry several times, but we remained strong and surpass all of them through the hurt and pain. We managed to put back all the pieces together even if it’s improbable. Now, it’s time to look forward to this year with an optimistic outlook of all the growing pains of the year that passed. All I wish is that we have everything better this year. I hope and pray we get the things we lack in 2020. That we’ve learned our lessons and gained new powers. We got rid of the old bad habits and embrace an improved version of ourselves. To end this, I want to greet all of you a happy new year!

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