Happy New Year to friends and family at home and around the world.  May your 2021 be a year of health, success, meaning, and adventure.  Be exellent to yourself and to each other.

(LAF) 2020 has been a rough year! Harder on some than others but it also brought me many positives.

* It taught me that we aren't in control of everything.

* I learned appreciation for things I took for granted because even freedoms that we were sure would always be there can be taken away with a snap of a finger.

* It gave me uninterrupted time with my children and family.

* It showed me that I have surrounded myself with the best, supportive people and pushed those that aren't further away so I can to continue to love them.. but from a distance.

* It made me become creative with finding solutions to big barriers.

* It reminded me that my mom and dad were right and you should never discuss politics or religion because you are not going to change someone's mind.

* I recognize how important traveling is in feeding and refilling my soul, and how very much I miss my family in other parts of the country and world.

* I understand that I do not know what is happening in someone else's life but the smallest act of kindness can change someone's day in significant ways.

* I recognize how much I have and how extremely blessed I am in all aspects of my life.

Thank you 2020 for these valuable lessons and I welcome 2021! May this years blessings and lessons be a little easier for us all to find!