Moving up

2020 has been a tumultuous year for everyone. I don’t think I’ll say anything new about this year that hasn’t been expressed by better writers than me. But looking back, I feel that this has been one of the most remarkable years of my life.

I am extremely grateful that I began the year with my family around me; people that literally defined what are the things that really make a family by showing them to me - love, care, value, respect, support. I am extremely lucky that I have them by my side, no matter what.

While I like to think that I am a normal level of sensitive as a person, I think that I am still growing and developing my perspective towards my relationships, familial or friendly. And sometimes the lines get blurred between them and I wonder what this means for the future. I will leave this thought here because it’s an underdeveloped one but I still wanted to share it thus far.

I also graduated this year, which was substantial for my life. It automatically put me in a very privileged position of someone who has a masters degree (meaning that she knows something), can speak/understand 3 of some very widely spoken languages and still has all the time and energy left to actually make a difference.

This is what moving up for me has been like in this year. In a true sense I have been elevated from a child in a protected environment to an educated woman who is loved and supported. Grateful yes, honoured but more importantly, ready. There’s a story coming up.