8 Wonderfully Simple Things I Learned in 2020

I asked for one thing — luck, and I think I got it.

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In 2019, I sent an email to my future self and asked for one thing: Luck. And I think I got it.

I could have spent the whole of 2020 alone in a tiny rented room in a dangerous part of London, but I ended up meeting my life partner and moving in with him right before the pandemic. Even though last New Year's eve was already blissful for me as I was thriving in my healing journey, this year, it’s a different level of security and fulfillment.

I know saying 2020 has been a good year might be insensitive to many people, and it can come across as a statement of privilege. But I pointed out the element of luck in my experiences because 2020 could have gone very differently for me. Indeed, life was very different for me in previous years.

I was alone, lonely, anxious, lost, away from family for years, moving from one apartment to another, dating all the wrong people, hating my introversion, and desperate to escape my life. See, I’ve worked hard to be here, and I take nothing for granted. It means that you can change your reality too if that’s what you want.

In 2020, I learned many things about life and relationships. The future became clear to me as my loving partner asked me to marry…