2020 was the year that almost took many of us out.
I was hoping to conjure up a dope, thought-provoking, enlightened piece but I am tired.
Though I apologize for not updating the website as frequently as I’ve been known to do… I also do not apologize for not updating the website as frequently as I’ve been known to do.
Fam, I unapologetically chose myself in the last quarter and I would do it all over again.
2020 was beyond taxing. However, despite the fact that I am (and have chosen) to rest, it was of paramount importance that I close this year off right by publicly acknowledging how grateful I am to be alive.
2020 Was The Best Year Of My Life
This year was full of challenges which tested our adaptability and emotional quotient. Some of us barely passed these tests; others are hitting numbers off the chart. Meanwhile, many have failed miserably. How did you score?
Congratulations to those of you who took on the challenge (reluctantly also counts) and did the work! If you failed though, you are going to be tested again… and again… and again, until you get it right. For you can not ascend to the next level of life without passing its tests.
I am grateful that I took the opportunity this year provided to look within and do my healing work. I am rejoicing because I passed my gotdamn tests! I worked my ass off! Therefore, I spent today acknowledging my wins and my losses, showing gratitude for my lessons, and celebrating the liberation I fought tooth and nail for in 2020. I deserve all my rewards.
This year, I dug deeper into my healing work and received so many breakthroughs; I fortified, welcomed, restored and released relationships; I created and launched the Caribbean Excellence brand; my community showed up for the IN MY HEAD podcast and snatched back the name from a RHONY Karen; virtual life turned 2020 into the year I spoke the most in my career (from Trinidad, to India, to Guyana, to conferences, after conferences, after conferences, to too many IG LIVES!); plus my podcast being heard in 86 countries and being the first Caribbean podcast to ever be nominated at the Podcast Awards.
2020: The Best Year Of Bountiful Blessings
In 2020, I found my spirituality.
Newness has now taken up residence in every area of my life.
Remembering and honoring my ancestors daily has changed my life!
I found love within myself and have since been attracting the highest, healthiest, most truthful version of myself.
My heart is full.
In this moment, I want to acknowledge those who are presently in pain, those who are mourning, those dealing with major losses, those trying to find their footing, those in need of healing, those searching to find themselves and those in need of answers… I am sending you love, light and healing energy. Do whatever feels good and healthy for your soul but please keep pushing through. Better is yet to come!
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Are You Prepared For 2021?
In the meantime, I leave you with a timely and modified excerpt from my Keynote Address at this year’s WeLead Caribbean’s DisruptHER Conference. (WATCH VIDEO BELOW)
Modified Excerpt From The DisruptHER Keynote Address
2020 will go down in history as one of the most painful years for many generations – a year of great depression, great disappointment, great revelation, We spent this year surviving a pandemic and all of its shocking effects – social distancing, isolation, working from home, remote learning, unemployment, economic collapse, global restrictions and resistance, and insurmountable deaths. We were marching in the streets because black lives matter. Social unrest and social media left us mentally and emotionally exhausted. All while trying to keep our families together and alive.
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”- Rumi
2020 has been the year that has brought many of us to our knees… pushed us past our limits, overwhelmed us in almost all areas of our lives, broken our spirits… delivered unbearable grief. We are mourning the loss of our loved ones due to the pandemic, natural causes, health issues, violence and suicide. Travel restrictions and border closures metastasize our grief. Affecting our ability to work, have fun and even escape. Preventing many of us from gathering at social events, celebrating milestones and victories, and robbing us of the opportunity to hold our loved ones for the last time or be present to pay our last respects and honor our dead.
WATCH: I Found Love – A post shared by Jay Blessed®️ (@realjayblessed)
Do any of you feel emotionally overwhelmed? Numb? Unsure of your next move? Concerned about your future? Feeling unmotivated? Anyone need a hug? Anyone in need of a new heart?
Though its heavy energy has many of you calling it the worst year ever, 2020 has actually been the year of Great Transformation, full of opportunities to tap into the collective power of healing.
We were able to spend more time with ourselves and our families for we were awarded the invaluable gift of time. Time to reconnect, time to lean in, time to be still, time to stand up, time to heal.
For years we’ve avoided necessary work, choosing instead to consume ourselves with busyness. We’ve been conditioned to view rest as laziness and peace as boring. But now we’ve been denied all of our normal distractions and excuses and are being forced to deal with the harsh reality that many of us are in need of deep healing.
“When you do what you’re supposed to do, what is supposed to happen will happen.”- Baba Onifade Olowu
Too many of us are holding on to things that are festering in our spirits and manifesting in our physical bodies – issues in your wombs, cancerous cells, chronic health issues. Many of you decided a long time ago that you were going to hold on to that pain, that unforgiveness, that secret…all the way to your grave.
Today is the day you get radical about your healing.
I read somewhere that healing begins the moment you stop pretending you aren’t hurt. Healing isn’t linear. It has optimistic highs and depressing lows. Healing isn’t fun either; it’s painful, messy, uncomfortable, isolating and even dark but it’s so worth it. I know some of you have had to struggle… some are still struggling… to survive and function in your right mind. Time to take a deep breath and finally let go of the things you’ve been holding on to that serves you no good.
We need you healed and happy so you can show up as your full confident radiant self… in 2021!
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