2020, farewell, you bastard

It’s finally happening! The day we were waiting for has finally arrived! You’re gonna see a lot of exclamation marks in this post ‘cause WHO ISN’T EXCITED ABOUT 2020 COMING TO AN END?!

We saw some crazy shit this year, the US almost started WWIII, Australia and the Amazonia were burning, everything looked like it was going to shit and then BOOM everything went to shit with us not taking COVID seriously. It’s still going downhill for those who think it’s all bullshit – I’m talking to you anti-vaxxers and anti-science people.

But with every bad thing, there’s always a silver lining, or at least that’s what I like to think. For me, professionally, it was a great year! My company did great in a year when we were all the dog in a burning room saying “this is fine”. We achieved one of our five-year goals in 6 months! I learned a lot about what goes into being an entrepreneur, and about myself.

This is fine by KC Green

2020 had it’s ups and downs; nevertheless, we made it! It was a year when we finally slowed down, took a deep breath and realised there were a bunch of things we were taking for granted, like family, friends... basically human contact.

I’m somewhat grateful for this difficult year, it brought me closer to my family, my friends, my passions, and it finally sank in that all the people I held close with the excuse of them holding power over me, was just that, an excuse.

It was the year I unfollowed a lot of people, I said goodbye to all the things that brought me something negative, ‘cause in the end, if I they didn’t bring me anything good, I might not be giving anything good back. As I said goodbye to the toxic relationships in my life, I reached out to old friends, those who have always been there and that I might’ve taken for granted before. I also took time to remember all those who’ve left before me, gifting them a few minutes.

2020 was also the year of self love, of accepting the way you are, and loving it because it’s you! And no one is youer than you, as Dr Seuss said. Loving yourself is not only about accepting your physical self, but about accepting you as a whole. It means that you finally take care of yourself, physically and emotionally.

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ― Dr. Seuss

2020 was the year when we said <<Enough>>. A year when we were all watching and finally stepped out from our bystander role and said “enough is enough”. When we made them listen. When we made them see.

2020 was the year when we stopped judging those who reached out for help, ‘cause we finally began to understand –and accept– the importance of mental health.

2020 went bananas, and the best of all is what lays before us: the roaring twenties. I know it. History shows us that after events like this, things only go one way: up, up and up.

2020 showed me that I love my family, my friends, and frankly, my life. Even when in locked-down, life is life and I’m not wasting anymore of it by waiting for it to happen. I’m gonna enjoy every bit of it. You don’t have to be a daredevil to scream Carpe Diem! You can Carpe the fuck out of that Diem by enjoying everything you do, from your down time, to your work, to your binge watching, to your morning coffee, and to everything you choose to do.

Happy New Year from Bitácora Espacial! I hope this year brings us more adventures, even if they’re from our back yards and couches!

Here’s a Charles Dickens quote from A Tale of Two Cities to sum up 2020. No one else could’ve described it better, and I don’t believe this quote has had a better meaning than 2020. I think, from now on, it should appear when ever you Google “2020”.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

All rights reserved. Annie “Duvs” Duron, 2020