This past year has given you the opportunity to make great strides in your personal journey. It gifted you a priceless gift, the gift of time. Yes, in the process it changed your very way of life overnight. It took away choice and forced you to spend time alone, cut off from your daily routine. It knocked you off the hamster wheel and all of a sudden you no longer had the excuse of “I have no time!” 

True, it unleashed economic misery and let's not forget, death, on many a soul. So yes, ongoing changes forced each one of us to reevaluate our way of life. It is therefore important to acknowledge the chaos, panic, uncertainty and misery that Covid19 unleashed on the world. Take time to understand the pain, hardship, suffering and paradigm shift these changes caused and is still causing worldwide. Observe in particular how it has and is affecting your everyday existence. Take time to nurture yourself. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to truly learn to love and accept yourself totally as this will boost your resilience. Take time to focus on your well-being, as this will allow you to adjust to the myriad of changes occurring globally. 

The best way forward is to equip yourself with a mindset that will help you to traverse and adapt to the rapidly changing WorldScape. If you truly want to make the world a better place for the rest of humanity, then you have to start the change within yourself, first and foremost. Use this time to focus on transforming yourself, to give birth to the best version of you, regardless of where you find yourself in life. You will find that your main obstacle is your lack of self-believe. Make no mistake, self–doubt affects your ability to act effectively during these unsettling times.  

Learn to develop your trust in yourself and in your own capabilities. It may seem counterproductive, but stop obsessing over all the wrongs in your life, allow yourself to let go of the challenges and chaos for a while. Treat yourself with compassion and kindness and institute a self-care ritual in your daily routine.  

There is a variety of practices available that will allow you to strengthen and balance your body, mind and spirit, which is essential if you want to truly live your best life. One of these is the practice of gratitude. Expressing gratitude daily will generate positivity into your life and encourage you to feel more optimistic and inspired. Another well-being practice is mindfulness. This practice will expand your perception ability and allow you to adopt a patient and calm demeanor. All these mindset practices will help you recover faster and adapt to change quicker as well as help you built your resilience. Furthermore, these practices will help you deal more effectively with emotional issues and help you not to feel stuck or directionless during these uncertain times. Meditation and mindfulness are practices that will significantly enhance your awareness level as well as boost your creativity and self-esteem. 

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Identify and release old patterns that no longer serve you. Now is the time to let bygones be bygones, wipe your slate clean and start afresh. Do not allow yourself to become stuck in bygones, and hopeless situations. Tear down what no longer serves you and rebuild, question the status quo, find new opportunities for growth and ways to expand your horizon. Be ready to seize opportunities that allow you to reclaim your destiny. It is very important to regenerate yourself with self-care practices regularly in order to prevent feeling overwhelmed. Otherwise, you will not only feel but truly be ineffective in your daily routine.  

Take this opportunity to enhance your level of awareness, intentionally. How you go about processing and understanding all these changes will allow you to plot your next move. 

Remember, the next step is yours. 

How you choose to process these changes could easily make the difference of how this year will end for you, with a sad whimper or a growl of defiance. Strengthen yourself so you can shout “Bring it on, I am ready!” with conviction, and mean it.