Showing posts with label 2021. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2021. Show all posts

Friday, December 31

New Year's Resolutions

 TOP 10 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2022


Celebrating the New Year is a time-honoured tradition around the world. It’s about new beginnings and the hope for a better future, but it seems especially poignant when the year we’re leaving behind has been so difficult. New Year’s Resolutions are therefore likely to be at the top of many people’s to-do lists this holiday season. If you, like so many others, are looking to reprioritise old commitments and grasp new opportunities in 2021, here are 10 resolutions you could consider.





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1. FOCUS ON IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH

One of the biggest lessons to come out of 2020 is the importance of staying healthy, and this is why a healthy lifestyle should be your number one priority for the New Year and beyond. You will need to determine what success looks like in order to set the right goals. Do you need to quit smoking or drinking? How much weight do you want to lose (or gain)? How often are you going to exercise? Do you need a nutrition plan? Be specific and maybe keep a record of your progress - because reaching little milestones along the way will help you stay on track. You’ll also need to make the journey realistic and enjoyable; for example, try to find activities and healthy foods you actually like. Whatever your ambition, make 2021 the year you take control of your health.



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2. LOOK AFTER YOUR FINANCES

The second biggest lesson to come out of 2020 is that the only certainty in life is uncertainty. No one could have predicted a global pandemic would strike and yet the events of this year make plain the importance of preparation: both for the future and the possibility of falling on hard times. This is why it’s a good idea to focus on improving your financial security. This goal will require careful financial planning; such as reviewing household spending, managing debts, increasing cash flow and building up savings. Creating financial security will not happen overnight but with enough patience and dedication, you could achieve stability and peace of mind – both of which are also vital to your general health and wellness.



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3. PURSUE AN ASPIRATION

Everyone has a list of aspirations, dreams and grand ambitions. If there’s one thing at the back of your mind however, that you’ve always talked about doing but somehow never found the time for, then make 2021 the year you really pursue it. Do you have an idea for a book? Have you always wanted to research your family tree? Do you long to learn a language? Or run a marathon? If you’re going to stick to this resolution, you’ll need to pick the goal that excites you the most – and then find a way to set it in motion by taking small steps towards it every day.



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4. INVEST IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

We’ve come to appreciate, now more than ever, the simple joy of being with the people we love, which is why you should show appreciation to them in ways big and small. Try to make time for family and friends, but remember the quality of time spent together is what matters most. If distance proves an obstacle, even a simple phone call could mean the world to someone you love - and it’s a chance to ask how they’re doing and if they need any support. Moreover, as we get older and life gets more hectic, we can too easily forget how important it is to have friends. Challenge yourself to invest more in your friendships, look to build new ones and perhaps reach out to someone who once meant a lot to you but with whom you’ve since lost touch.



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5. LOOK AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

In addition to making time for other people, it’s also vital to keep some for yourself to avoid burnout. To get the most out of your downtime, you should do things you enjoy - such as take a bubble bath, listen to relaxing music or watch a feel good movie. Self-care isn’t just about pampering either - it could be going for a run, practicing yoga or meditating. You could even consider taking on a pet, as caring for a pet has many emotional, mental and physical benefits. Whatever your method, it’s time to shake off the stress of this year and look forward to feeling refreshed in the new. The most important thing to keep in mind however is if you find yourself struggling with your mental health, don’t be afraid to ask for help.



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6. LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY

The New Year is the perfect time to change your lifestyle and start living life the way you want to live it. It’s become increasingly obvious that human activity is having a detrimental impact on our planet, but there are things you can do to help tackle environmental challenges. Even little changes could have a big impact; for example, you could eat less meat, use reusable utensils and shopping bags, shop locally and leave your car at home on certain days. As a consumer, you also have the power to decide what corporations your cash supports. An argument could be made that there’s no longer room for brands that don’t do the right thing, and you can become an advocate for change simply by purchasing from companies that are sustainable, pay fair wages and are committed to being cruelty free.



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7. DISCONNECT FROM YOUR PHONE

Today it’s almost impossible to look around without seeing at least one person on their phone. Likewise, if you find yourself constantly reaching for yours it might be time to cut back. There are plenty of apps you can use to track your weekly screen time and, once you have a grasp of the current situation, you could schedule blocks of time to put your phone away and bring your average down. If social media has stopped being fun, you might want to take a break from that too – or at least unfollow the accounts that make you feel bad about yourself. It’s important to recognise if you’ve become addicted to your phone and then to slowly disentangle aspects of your life from it. Above all, make it your mission to reconnect with reality and focus on living more in the moment.



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8. READ MORE BOOKS

This year more people than ever have found solace in books. There is pure enjoyment and escapism to be found in reading. Even if you didn’t discover a love of reading during lockdown, there are many reasons to make it a resolution for next year. Reading can teach you something new and expands your worldview, it’s proven to lower stress levels, improve memory and concentration, and contributes to better writing skills. You could set a numerical goal - reading say 30 books by the end of the year. Alternatively, you could diversify your bookshelf by trying out new genres or selecting works by authors from across the world.



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9. GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

As 2020 draws to a close, there is a sense of high anticipation that things will soon get back to ‘normal’, but New Year is also the chance to change things up a bit. Reflect on what you’ve learned about your old routine this year and challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone in 2021. The beauty of this resolution is that it can be accomplished more than once and your goals can be literally anything: take a class in something you know nothing about, try out for a sports team, join a dating app, or work towards conquering a fear. If you keep trying new things, keep learning, and keep going you might find 2021 to be the most fulfilling year of your life so far.



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10. PLAN THAT ONCE IN A LIFETIME TRIP

Everyone has a dream destination – the 1 place that you would give just about anything to visit. Undoubtedly, your wanderlust will have been stoked by the inactivity of this year and now that a vaccine has arrived, the New Year is definitely the time to finally think about travel once again. You will have to be realistic about where and when you can go as well as what you can afford. Still if travel is your priority, you will find a way to make sufficient preparations to turn your dream into a plan of action. So what are you waiting for? Take the plunge and start planning that once in a lifetime trip.

Reviewing 2021


Apparently, the pandemic-induced time distortion that defined 2020 didn't get the memo about the new calendar year. Looking back, the events of 2021 turned out to be just as mind-meltingly difficult to keep track of as last year's.

But we are once again here to jog your memory about the wrong timeline we continue to live through.

There's a reason why, in the beginning of the year, people were already doing retrospectives on what went down in the first week and first hundred days of 2021. It was kinda darkly funny at first, the impossibility of keeping up with the sheer amount of timeline-breaking, unprecedented shit happening. Then it just went on, and on, and on, and stopped being funny and started messing with our grasp on reality again.

Whether you spent 2021 still trying to process 2020 or simply did not have the capacity to clock it all in the memory bank, we've compiled a list of the good, the bad, the weird, and the forgettable from this year. While this isn't a list of all of the year's major moments (otherwise, we'd be here well into 2022), we're sure you'll find lots that make you want to launch into a rambling Matthew McConaughey monologue about time being a flat circle.

1. Bean Dad and Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical rang in the new year as the first viral memes of 2021.

While their energies could not have been more different, you couldn't escape these viral characters if you were online in the first week of 2021. #BeanDad discourse — over the dad with a polarizing method for teaching his daughter how to open a can of beans — triggered Twitter into a spiral of their non-bean-related daddy issues. Meanwhile, the Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, which began as a somewhat sincere joke on the app, gave us hope for wholesome content by raising over a million dollars for struggling actors.

2. Capitol insurrectionists made Jan. 6, 2021, a day America will never forget.
Yet even so, it's hard to wrap our brains around the fact that this horrifying event, where a Trump-supporting mob incited by the president stormed the Capitol, happened less than a year ago. Living through history really does funny things to time, doesn't it?

3. President Donald Trump was impeached (again) on Jan. 13 then acquitted (again) on Feb. 13.
Trump was the first president in American history to be impeached twice, the first time for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and the second time for incitement of an insurrection. But we collectively forgot all about that in about five minutes. Guess we were preoccupied!

Demonstrating just how broken our society is, though, online platforms like Twitter and Facebook (now Meta) actually banned his ass for inciting violence. I guess even an anemic amoeba like Mark Zuckerberg has more of a spine than our government leaders when it comes to threats against American democracy.

4. Bernie Sanders' mittens and JLo's “Let's Get Loud” performance turned Biden's inauguration into a fever dream.
Honestly, no 2021 inauguration was ever going to be "normal." But in the midst of all the fear and post-traumatic stress of the Capitol riot, the internet found two bizarre things to distract us.  TO READ ABOUT THE OTHER 40 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2021, CLICK HERE...


Saturday, March 27

 2021:  MY MAIN CONCERNS


Divided America

Public Education

Immigration

Taxes

Domestic Terrorism

Conservative censorship

One party governance

Socialism

Racism

Wealthy getting wealthier

Scarce medical resources

Increase in drugs


What is not on the list is the fact that career politicians lie to the american public and have been lying to the american public for at least 60 years...  I grew up in the 1960's and the problems that we had back then are the same problems that we continue to have today and the politicians have always promised us that they are going to take care of it for us...  and, nothing has changed...  to me that is a lie...

the other issue that bothers me is the fact that one party puts actions into place and when the other party gets control they overturn all those policies of the other party.  this is one of the reasons why nothing ever gets done...

this is what politics does for us...

they care more about the party and their re-elections than they do about doing what is right for the american public.

americans pay the price.





Friday, January 1

2021: Reminded of SLAVERY

I slept through New Year's Eve as I have done so many years before this one and when I woke up the next day, just like this morning, I found myself not only participating in a new year but in a new decade as well...  having said goodbye (in my own way) to the previous year and to the previous decade as well...  I suppose it was not much of a decade for most of us really when you consider it ended with a devastating GLOBAL PANDEMIC of which and for which CHINA is completely responsible...  and yet, I would suspect just like everything else that nothing will happen to them for fear of hurting our economy...

2021 will still be loaded with GREED...  of this fact, you can be absolutely sure...  and, the wealthy will become wealthier despite their best efforts at continuing to act STUPID as if it is ever so inconsequential.  the poor people will no doubt remain poor as they never had the mental capacity (motivation) to do anything else.  The blacks will receive better opportunities through a new kind of education and be afforded better police protection in that less will be killed by whites... BUT OVERALL, systemic racism will continue as it festers underneath a mountain of government rules and regulations.

Black will still hate whites for slavery no matter what the government does or does not do for them...  it is something that happened to THEM and they want to make damn sure that NO WHITE FORGETS IT...  and...  all that will do will serve to perpetuate the racism in different albeit unexpected ways...  as racism restructures and rebuilds underground.  Rap Music Lyrics will continue to preach KILL WHITEY just as BLACK CHURCHES will continue to preach that Blacks are Blacks and not White Americans...

How do I know this since I am no expert?

My answer is simple:  HUMAN NATURE

If Black discriminate against other blacks because they are either a darker black or a lighter black then they are damn sure going to continue to perpetuate hating whites...   and the only thing left to hate now that all the statues have come down is SLAVERY...  SLAVERY...  SLAVERY...  and it is that fact that will never be denied...  nor will slavery ever disappear....  because it is not the confederate statues that really remind blacks of slavery but the DAMN WHITES... As long as blacks continue to live in the USA and are confronted with the fact that they will just about always see WHITES, then they will always be REMINDED OF SLAVERY...  there is just no way around it...


NEW YEARS DAY 2021