2020 Manifesto

You know the feeling, when you've had about 4 hours sleep, you know you can't get any more hours in just yet. It's when the subconscious starts to unravel, one gazillion thoughts, to do lists, hope and dreams for the future cloud any form of restful sleep your body may desire. You can picture it like the London Underground diagram. DNA connecting one to the other, the 'why' linked to the 'how to', the self judgement of trying to get it right, to keep it real, thrown in with a little seed of guilt, yes I know a completely wasted emotion, but the guilt perhaps of not following through your 2019 Manifesto. And as I crave my first Flat White, it is one of those mornings, New Years Day actually.A good friend posted a rather lovely image of a Manifesto of a complete stranger and it obviously resonated with him. These are the words: Break a bad habit; Learn a new skill; Do a good deed; Write & send a letter; Take a risk; Visit a new place; Come back to me. What is it about these words (or any promises we make to ourselves on New Years Day), that seem to be so significant in the first wee hours of the new year?I rang in the New Year in old London Town, it was just my family and I, the first leg of our family get away. And what I noticed was the sense of 'self'. On the foreshore awaiting the countdown to the fireworks, there were no drunken revellers, instead many families, groups of friends, prams, kids on scooters, couples hand in hand. It was rather 'quiet' considering my recollections of NYE celebrations of the past (see 2019!). But the feeling that alongside me, in the crowd, there too seemed to be a blanket of self reflection. This time last year I was still rehabilitating from a rather serious operation, and to think that one year on, so much has happened, that I still feel there is more to do.Like the interconnection of the London Underground, my Manifesto is such:I pray for more rain in Australia. I hope that my 'resting bitch face' doesn't confuse reflection with anger. I hope my friends understand me better, I hope to understand them better. I hope my kids 'get' me. Read more, become a better informed individual. Delete anything other than fabulous from my life, don't take any shit from anyone. Kiss my husband more each day. Laugh with my parents, hope that my siblings find their peace. Get more hands on creative, land that deal, develop something new, take more risks, expand work network, invest in oneself. Make things happen.#2020makeithappen #reflections #opinion #2020manifesto