Bidding Farewell to 2020
I recently posted this short essay on my Instagram but I also want to share it here:
This photo pretty much shows how my 2020 looks like——winter all year round but hopeful that spring will come. ♡ With all the missed opportunities, heartbreaks, and choked desolation, I powered through!!! The first few months of 2020 were eventful and normal. On the other hand, the second quarter of the year took quite a big turn. I packed my things and went home for a supposedly 5-day break from graduate school. Little did I know, it turned into a year-long hiatus from my hustling and bustling life. By the third quarter of the year, I found myself constantly thinking about my safety, my purpose, my self-worth, and my future. Admittedly, thinking about all the things I mentioned from time to time took a toll on me. I felt scared, guilty, useless, and betrayed during this period of uncertainty. Fortunately, I kept holding on to what I consider my beacons of light (God, everyone who took care of my heart, BTS hahaha). I guess my parents did raise a fighter after all. ◡̈ 2020 might have been a frosty year, but it came to be a refreshing corrective to the swift and often pessimistic world we live in. Personally, life became simple and more valuable. I spent time with my family, appreciated the most mundane yet beautiful things in life, met some closest friends, wrote the last few chapters of my thesis haha, secured a job in a global company before I graduated, and even dated someone. Although there were big setbacks, I could not help but notice the bigger comebacks I owe to God. With all the things that transpired this year, I am honestly excited to welcome what’s next. While waiting for spring to arrive, I hope this little piece inspires you to reflect and appreciate what's already good. Keep safe and Happy New Year 🌟
Xo,
Ki
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