Day 29: What have I discovered, learned or uncovered in 2020?
Hi good people it’s @Clara116 here from Pensacola, Florida
there's nothing like a dog's love
So what have I or You learned, discovered or even uncovered this year?
The list of discovery seemed to grow weekly:
A gold mine (if selective) has to be You Tube – I've several gurus/teachers of cooking, baking, fermenting, canning, gardening & homesteading. The constant one for me is anything and everything to do with plants, especially propagation. Plants are clearly a new love of mine – and growing luffa sponges and making soap with luffa inside. Belonging to a couple plant groups on FB has helped me to make some extra cash selling plants, seeds, soap and luffa sponges. Also its opened windows to meet other plant lovers, plant geeks & plant addicts aka plant hoarders.
Propagating plants is thrilling...
There’s a saying: You can never have enough plants! Oh my...I kind of believe it too. As my collection has grown a lot in the past months.
Many of those hobbies, skills or lessons learned deal with food....which is wonderful & delicious EXCEPT when combined with couch time, binge watching on Netflix which equal = tight, tight & tighter jeans.
Another saying: You can never have enough ice cream. Or Chocolate Bark Candy
rocky mountain chocolate bark
I also discovered people, even family will surprise, disappoint, shock you beyond belief sometimes. Just when you think you know or understand a person, what they will do, what they will say, even what they believe in, BAM, they will prove that wrong.
Another saying: You can never really know another person.
Another saying: Don't believe what you think.
I have received so many blessings and that has had the most impact as I truly uncovered where my real support system lies. What is it or who makes me feel whole, useful and cared about. And tolerates me, and all my stuff, my nonsense (sometimes), when do I feel loved, really supported, and feed emotionally? Being able to count on others is a big deal - or just being listened too is critical in my world and probably yours too?
What or who can I count on - anytime? My 3 boys....David, Eddie and Bentley
Eddie and Bentley are little dogs!
My saying: Don't want to imagine life without any of these 3!
The saving grace in 2020: Zoom & my buddies from the Community Center and our get togethers has been a treasure, our cook along, sharing our stories, lives, laughs, worlds, pics and anything else without much hesitation, without judging, just support. What joy all my buddies have brought during this year, friends from the UK, Korea, USA- NY, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Spain, Brazil, Germany and more. Sometimes it became apparent that these buddies could support me better than family living really close by. We seemed to share more and freely and each session on Zoom would be a super lift for me and added a boost to the days ahead until the next gathering.
I am forever grateful to all those people in my world, especially those reading this blurb that might be my buddies or someone I have connected with on the CC community center or will in the near days ahead. You all mean more than you can imagine and its such an honor to call you my buddies, friends, and fellow hosts.
Final saying: You don't know what you've got till its gone......so let's keep in touch and keep on
What have you discovered or learned in 2020? I'd love to read about YOU!
Be well, be safe as we all step forward into 2021 with PEACE
HAPPY NEW YEAR.....and good bye 2020
Happy New Year!