





Lifestyle magazine for the local Black community
January 21, 2021 by agutting@reviewjournal.com
Filed under Highlights
It’s finally 2021! Give yourself a break and a hug! This pandemic caught us all by surprise. If you were like many of us, your mind may have felt like it was going crazy. I know I felt like I was out of my mind at first. A fog for weeks. The top two searched questions on Google in 2020 were, “Is it normal to talk to yourself?” and “Is it normal to cry every day?”
I said to give yourself a break, because a lot of crying took place in 2020. It’s OK. We will be OK. The beauty of this is that we all are experiencing this together. Mentally it took a toll on us all. I do believe that now is the time to start new and renew your thinking to make 2021 a better year.
I always take the first month of the new year to reflect. I ask myself what are we going to do better this year. It’s really a time to look within myself and be real with myself. When you have a positive mindset it will allow you to go far and achieve your goals.
For example, I know on my busy weeks, if I don’t tell myself that I am going to meal prep and get myself ready I end up spending more money that week because I choose to eat out. Other times, I may be working out and it begins to get difficult. If I say in my mind “I can’t do this … it hurts … it’s too hard,” I will stop to take a break or want to quit versus telling myself “Keep going … you got this … come on girl!” and put my foot on the throttle.
I wanted to share my goals with you for 2021. I look at all aspects of my life so that I can work to achieve balance in all areas. I like to write a list out and post it on my wall to remind me every day:
Remember who you are and don’t look back. The year 2021 will be epic if you say so!