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Why 2020 is not the Worst year ever.
Wherever you are, hope that you make an awesome day. In 2020 there were many obstacles in front of you, But every day still presented an opportunity for you to win the day. A great quote heading into 2021 states, “When I started counting my blessings, my life turned around because it’s impossible to feel grateful and unhappy at the same moment.” Our brain literally cannot process those two emotions simultaneously. I’ve talked about that before, but when you get to realize that you have this great opportunity every single day, is that understanding that gratitude and attitude are not challenges, they’re choices. How many of us go through our day and focus on the problems or the obstacles that we see instead of the solutions and the opportunities? We live in a great time, even though I just saw an article that said, “2020, worst year ever.”
If you really break it down, was it the worst year ever? We’ve gone through wars, people trying to kill each other constantly, famines, everything. There’s been a lot worse things happen in our world than for the most part us being quarantined at home. And there’s a lot of other problems involved, but it’s the way you look at it because every day there’s a challenge. No doubt. We face challenges all the time, but gratitude and attitude are not challenges, they’re choices, and you get control over that. Those are two things that you can control on…