Ah yes, reimagine. What can I say? Of course I imagined 2020 differently.
We all did. We all of us had a rhythm and a plan for our lives that didn't involve being stuck indoors and suddenly conducting our business and entire social calendar through a video chat.
I've watched people struggle putting desks together on their own in order to try to accommodate a home office. I've heard people ask for prayers as they set up Google classrooms for kindergartners saying "God is my only tech support". None of us imagined the world this way, or were prepared for it when it came.
So when I reimagine 2020, I naturally start by thinking about my original plans. I think about the way I had mundane plans for doctor visits and a few weekend plans to see friends. And I begin to question if my plans haven't changed for the better in some ways.
I'm more aware of and focused on my neighborhood. It's becoming a community again. And I have been able to help address some needs there I might not otherwise been aware of.
And as I think about how I want this year to progress, I've been thinking about what goals, writing or otherwise, I want to accomplish. The conclusion I've reached is that I want to be more bold. I need to stop prepping, stop organizing the supplies and just do it. I am skilled enough. I am ready. Whatever isn't perfect I'll edit and work on once I've sat down and accomplished some things.
That is my goal, to put into action some bolder plans than I might not have imagined myself doing at the start of this year. The world has paused for a moment and I've used that pause to reflect on what I really want to achieve. To reflect on what I really want the future to look like for myself and our world. I hope you can all step out into a bolder better 2020 as well. The future is what we make of it, let's make it a good one, a bold one, a better one.
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