WHAT WE ARE TAKING WITH US FROM 2020 INTO 2021

Many are wanting to leave 2020 like a relationship your mother told you to stay away from. You just don’t want to talk about it – to anyone, not ever. 

Not us. At Busara, we are taking 2020 with us like a treasure in a box that we can open up and touch whenever we need inspiration or a reminder of what we triumphed over. They are joining the other treasures that we have collected over the years.

What are our 2020 treasures?

Strength and Resolve – We never realized how strong we were until 2020 came along. Oh, that didn’t mean that we didn’t worry, get scared, shed tears, but then we dried and tried - again. What else could we do? Change and healing happened in spite of anxiety heightened by a virus or anything else that dared to show itself.

Celebrations – We celebrated big and small. Everything was worth celebrating. It still is. Nothing fancy, just fun. Paper signs, decorated doors, balloons. Food from 5 different restaurants if that’s what you want kind of celebrations.  Ice cream mix-ins (See Dairy Queen if you are not familiar) your choice of the mix-in(s) and the ice cream.  

Diamond Art and Puzzles -  We did our fair share of both. What did that do for us? Sticking to something for one thing. Recognizing the satisfaction of completion for another. Being open to someone working on “your” puzzle for another, even when they asked very nicely, even when you could feel your control issues coming up for another. Change in small steps isn’t too painful that way.  Diamond Art? Same thing. It’s beautiful. It takes a long time and the focus is good practice for life.

The Unexpected -   We learned once again the power of support and community. Busara was a refuge against the craziness and anxiety of the world. We could shape our space for good and peace, and we did. Every day. We will take this truth and image with us and will remember it for years and hopefully recreate it wherever life leads us.  

We expect to find more treasures from 2020 as we walk through the New Year. We will look at them closely and be grateful for their presence. They are reminders that we are strong, we are flexible, we are community. We are Busara.