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We are a few days after welcoming 2022, as one of the most challenging years in modern history came to an end. However, a different year does not equate to the end of a pandemic. 2021 has been anything but a year of bliss like 2020. Nearly 5 million people worldwide have already died from COVID-19. Families continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones. People have been met with an array of personal and professional challenges that have tested them to the core. But grievances aside, come to think of it, 2021, in general, has taught us some pertinent life lessons. The importance of empathy and humanity was lost for quite some time. Thankfully, we regained some sense of purpose this year. COVID-19 enabled us all to come together and show empathy towards one another, E t C e t e r a M a jo r a n a
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something the world took for granted in the past. 2021 has been a roller-coaster ride, to say the least. It was one of the most terrible and difficult times ever for me. I hoped, at least, it could end decently, but yet another storm hit my life in the last part of the year. It’s not true that pain strengthens: it exhausts and consumes the person. Now I’m here for all of you. Let’s live together and not only exist. So, by starting your year with a single intention, you are doing more than just existing. You are being purposeful with your thoughts, feelings, time, energy, and actions. Firstly as humans, we are creatures of habit: we dislike change as it can be uncomfortable & toss us into consciousness. Routines become automatic and our brains can view G e n n a io 2 0 2 2 - N ° 5
