‘A life of joy can be achieved’
“My biggest challenge of 2020 was becoming more stagnant in all the ways. After the initial excitement of an at-home staycation began to wear off, I became kind of lazy. I always thought if I had free time to do things that I wanted to do, I would do things differently. Apparently, the sad truth is, when I have free time, I eat too much and drink too many cocktails. After the self-sloth celebration ended, I began to fix up the house with my husband, and work on my inner self.
“I have enjoyed 2020. Except for the thousands upon thousands of deaths across the globe, it’s been fun. I have gotten to spend so much quality time with my kids, which is really cool because they are super-funny-time-awesome little dudes. I started to read the Bible. I recently began therapy to resolve those old battle wounds of childhood. I traveled Texas some. I gained an awesome job as a paralegal where I can work from home helping victims of domestic violence. We got a new dog. I applied to graduate school at Texas State University to pursue a master’s in social work. I joined Noom. I still hang out with some extended family. I shop online. Trump lost. I wear a mask. I am completely content with all of this.
“2020 taught me that life should not be so hectic all the time. Life should be fun, filled with laughter, adventures and music, spent with the ones we love. A life of joy can be achieved. Our society just has to value it.”
— Shona Saunders
