It could be assumed that for the majority of the world, 2020 has been far more a taker than a giver. However, assumptions aren’t what they’re sometimes cracked up to be.

Given that we are each of us unique individuals, it stands to reason that we hold unique perspectives. And so it probably doesn’t make a lot of sense to assume that 2020 has taken more than it’s given from everyone.

Perhaps that’s why the first prompt of A 2020 Reflection came through the way it did.

Prompt One

Here’s what I channeled:

“First, ask yourself: What do I think and/or believe 2020 took from me? Then, ask yourself intuitively: Is that really true?“

Notice how only the second part mentioned intuition? That was with great purpose, as our thinking mind is bound to see things differently from our intuitive mind.

My Answers

I thought 2020 took relationships as they’re supposed to be from me. Since the beginning of March, I’ve been unable to safely gather in person with my friends and with family outside of my bubble.

I thought relationships are supposed to include physical proximity, touch, hugs. And I thought relationships are supposed to include multiple family gatherings in the course of a year including extended family.

Is that really true? No. Relationships are naturally without a rule book of “supposed-to” statements because they are fluid.

Truth is, aside from boundaries that include disallowing physical and emotional harm and other forms of abuse, relationships are a bit of a mosh pit.

And so even though society and personal preference might insist that relationships be a certain way, that’s too limiting.

I spoke about my relationships with friends and family in a blog post recently (Connections in the Current Time).

My relationships haven’t suffered this year. Many of them have deepened and strengthened, in fact.

That isn’t to say that I’m not looking forward to the day I can hug those outside my bubble without fear of infection. I love hugs, and I especially love them from loved ones.

That is to say that 2020 hasn’t taken relationships (the way they’re “supposed” to be) from me as I thought it did. I’m deeply grateful for that.

Blessed be.