What a year 2021 has been for us all. We have gone through the thick of it and made it out the other end. We may be bruised and beaten, but not broken. Our strength endures as we endeavour into 2022, stronger and more prepared for what is to come.

Although our traditional New Year parties and events have changed and we’re still in somewhat of a COVID lockdown, we have each other and continue to persevere despite the odds. On a personal note, I actually contracted COVID early last year. It took me by surprise, but Mom was by my side and nursed me over my quarantine. Currently, I’m triple vaccinated and back to full time work.

January is for resolutions and goals. It is for a better and healthier lifestyle than the past. It is for self care and finding a balance between work, life, and health. Personally, I’m setting for myself these goals that I hope to achieve for 2022:

1. Meditate & pray every morning when I wake up
2. Plan my day each morning
3. Hug and tell Mom I love her Daily
4. Drink a glass of water in the morning
5. Make a difference in someone’s life each day, no matter how big or small
6. Workout 6 days a week

I challenge you to do the same – set yourself goals DAILY and set out to meet them. It was once said to me, dream big, and if you fall short, at least your further than you set out to be. I was also given this quote when I was recovering from a cold back in Kingston:

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.” – T.E Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph

J, Zhou 01/03/2022