Hello 2021 - The List (Version 2)
Personally, I have limped, battered and bruised MENTALLY into 2021. For a while I felt as if Earth stopped spinning. With my meltdowns in the rear view mirror and as a means to continue to adapt to the unfolding environment and to “keep it moving,” I am borrowing from the uniquely British motivational slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On.”
In this season, when Jupiter attempted to kiss Saturn’s rings, of living among a virus which continues to levy brutal results on society netting consequential loss of lives, a period of long overdue racial reckoning, I am taking time to contemplate the personal impact and contributions of a list of occurrences which have spurred abject rage and sadness, individuals whose lives offer inspiration and glimmers of hope, while others offer moments of discovery and stories of enlightenment that helped to push me over the proverbial bridge to sanity.
THE LIST
Artists on Our Radar
Humans weaving creative dialogues
(See our December 11th post)Sir David Attenborough
Global Environmental CampaignerPresident-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
Turning a political page while making historyChadwick Boseman
A shooting StarKobe Bryant and his Daughter Gianna
Tragedy beyond wordsCovid-19
A BeastDr. Anthony Fauci
Science AuthorityRuth Bader Ginsburg
NotoriousMalcolm Gladwell
Words that MatterLewis Hamilton
Formula 1 Champion and EnvironmentalistPatrick Hutchinson
The Ultimate HumanLeBron James
Sports Champion “putting his money where his mouth is”Colin Kaepernick
LionheartedPrince Harry and Meghan Markle
We are OutMusical Repertoire of The Marley Family
My SanityBarack and Michelle Obama
FortitudeNaomi Osaka
Bold Tennis ChampionLemn Sissay
Wordsmith, Poet, SurvivorMarley Dias, Isra Hirsi, Elsa Mengistu, Vanessa Nakate, Nadia Nazar, Kevin J. Patel and Greta Thunberg
NextGen Global Climate Activists
(See our our #WasteRebel post)My Husband, Two Sons, my FIRST recent Grandson
#BlackLivesMatterCarlos Watson Show
Best Interviewer Bar NoneCovid-19 Vaccine
HopeHappy New Year!
The people and events on this personal list have over the past year caused me to stop, take note, cry, listen, learn and grow. I am very thankful for the phone call check-ins of friends. They know who they are.
Note: Version 2 corrects the spelling of Kobe’s name.