January 1, 2020 Reflection: The first sunset of the new decade from my kitchen window. This began as an Instagram post of the sunset with just the first sentence and as I reflected to myself I just kept typing! Every year people say stuff like let this be the best year ever...but resolutions can fail and we can get discouraged. I know I have...I struggle daily to get even simple things accomplished! As a result of a car accident, I lost my career, endure constant pain and fatigue, and have spent 9-10 of the last 11 years inside my house by myself. It has been HARD, some of the worst time of my life. And despite being isolated from family, friends and society, I have turned as much of this time as possible into positivity and learning, not wanting my suffering to overtake me since I’ve lost so much already. Because of my pain, I have developed so much compassion for the pain & suffering of others. It has made me face the injustices in this world on a deeper level than just 30 sec...