P&G Check-in: 28 December 2020 - 3 January 2021
Hello Wonderful People of Positivity & Gratitude Community !
I wish you have a wonderful time these very special days !
I took the inspiration for this, my first check-in, from @lumieremilkyway 's fantastic article on Hope. If you have not yet, read it now ! Here it is: “Hope can transform our lives”
New Hopes for a New Year
The year 2020 was challenging for all of us. The pandemic set a background of fear, worry and sad news. It interrupted face-to-face group activities, thwarted friend and family meetings, trips and vacation plans.
Notwithstanding, good things happened in 2020, from our personal life, to Humankind as a whole, like the strengthened feeling of belonging to one Humanity, one huge family of human beings facing together common threats and problems.
It also made us value things we had taken for granted (it is said that we value things more when we lose them...)
And now, things are finally getting better.
The end is in sight.
Questions for this check-in:
1. How are you doing today ?
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
I look forward to your answers, and wish you all the best !
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1. How are you doing today ?
I'm doing good today 😁 I've been spending quality time with my family.
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
I want to face some of my current challenges, and focus on growth and personal improvement in the year ahead
@Sher217
Dear Sher:
Wow ! That was fast !
I'm glad that you feel well today.
Time spent with your family will never be too much. Even years or decades after, you will always feel happy and proud about it, and will never regret.
Focusing on yourself, your challenges, growing, and improving as a person, are demanding, valuable, and inspiring goals. Like the Tao Te Ching says, "Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering yourself is true power."
They are also consistent with the importance you give to your family. The stronger, healthier, more skillful you become as a person, the more you will be able to promote their flourishing.
I congratulate you on your attitude, and wish you all the luck in advancing this noble path.
Thank you for posting in this Check-In !
Marcelo.
@WelcomeToChat
Dear Marcelo,
Your quote sounds like something that I would have read somewhere in some of the books that I read. Thank you for sharing it 😁
Also, thank you for your words of support!! They are much appreciated 😁
1. How are you doing today ?
I'm all over the place. But I'm doing it all with my eyes open, and I'm glad for that.
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
<3 My best hopes involve travelling on my own, handling the next stage of my life as I finish this graduate degree with grace, reaching a different kind of equilibrium, and writing and reading even more. <3
@nordurnStar
Hi !
It's great and meritorious that even facing complex situations, you stay mindful and conscious of it all, instead of evading reality.
And... congratulations on your upcoming graduation !
Regarding travel, 2021 will finally allow us to do it again.
Traveling alone is a great life experience. You connect deeper with the local people, make new friends, and besides, you have the freedom to tailor your plans to your exact taste. You also gain a lot of self-confidence and reliance on your own capabilities and life skills.
I wish you that, after graduation, you enjoy all the calm and time to read to your content on the subjects that interest you most, and the creativity and energy to develop your own ideas in writing.
All the luck in the world in this new, exciting phase of your life !
Thank you very much for your post.
Keep in touch !
Marcelo
@WelcomeToChat
Thank you for your wishes, friend.
@WelcomeToChat
1. How are you doing today ?
I'm doing my best today! Honestly, December has been a difficult month to bookend a difficult year. I find myself questioning my choices and struggling with acceptance, but continuing to try to move forward.
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
My best hope for 2021 is that I find acceptance, contentment, and gratitude.
@CompassionCake
I am happy that you could manage to feel well, at the end of a difficult month and a difficult year.
I hope you find a strong trust in your wisdom and inner compass, and totally validate your own choices.
Acceptance seems to be a big issue for you. All I can say is that self-acceptance is a lot more important than acceptance by others.
I reccomend you the meditations and talks in the 7 Cups "Path" - "Mindfulness Exercises" menu, by Tara Brach under the "Meditations" section, and of Jon Kabat Zinn under the "Uncategorized" section. They are great teachers that have specialized in self-acceptance.
I find your hopes for 2021 very wise. Self-acceptance and contentment (which are related) bring you peace, satisfaction, and a feeling of being at home in the world. Gratitude, besides being ethical, is the greatest source of joy.
I wish you that these wise ideals become real and strong during 2021, the bedrock for a life full of joy, peace, and love.
@WelcomeToChat
1. I'm feeling pretty good.
2. my hopes are that I will be happier and a better person to my family and friends.
@avahenrie123
Dear Ava:
Thank you for checking in !
I'm glad you are feeling well.
Your hopes say it all, in the most succinct and meaningful way.
It is lovely how you want to improve yourself to have even more positive things to give to your family and friends. I love that !
I wish you all the best !
Marcelo.
1. How are you doing today ?
Terrible (on the first day of new year 
)
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
Nothing else but to be happy and smile more often.
1. How are you doing today ?
Terrible (on the first day of new year )
2. What are your best hopes for 2021 ?
Nothing else but to be happy and smile more often.
@quietPlane9908
im sorry you're feeling terrible. I'm always here if you want to talk.
@avahenrie123
Dear Ava:
Thank you for being so kind, offering to help, and behaving as a model member of the peer-to-peer support community that is 7 Cups.
@avahenrie123
Hello Ava, thank you and it was very nice of you. ☺️
I'd be happy to reach out to you when I'm at my limit as now I want to walk down this path alone as far as I can go.
@quietPlane9908
Hi !
I'm sorry that you feel so bad. Could you tell us a little more about your feelings ?
It's not uncommon that people feel sad around these dates. It is almost unavoidable that we "make a balance sheet" for the last year or even our life until now, and we measure it against our expectations. We also remember and miss people we lost in a way or another, we would particularly like they were with us at this time.
So, there are many and strong reasons to feel sad as a year finishes and another begins.
And here comes the role of Hope, to rescue us from all these "reasonable" sad feelings, by believing something good can happen to us. Hope can be cultivated through concrete actions, and make us feel better, little by little.
All these ideas are explained in the article by @lumieremilkyway (in the Discussions section of this SubCommunity): “Hope can transform our lives”
I took them from there, and as I say at the beginning of this check-in, I strongly recommend you reading it. Practicing Hope might help you achieve your wishes for 2021, of feeling happier and smiling often.
Again, if you feel like it, share with us a little more about your feelings by posting down here.
I also offer you to talk in a 1-to-1 chat. You can leave me a message to arrange a chat at: 7cups.com/@WelcomeToChat
I wish you all the best !
Marcelo.
@WelcomeToChat
thank you, I'd check the link. I believe it's good to have "hope" and positive thinkings. However, having too much hope can lead me to "false hope" due to my excessive imagination, and it hurts me in return.
Thank you and I'll connect you soon 😊
@quietPlane9908
You are right, you need to have reasonable expectations, otherwise, it can backfire in the end. There comes another virtue: "Contentment", feeling satisfied with those feasible outcomes we can truly hope for.
There must be a balance, it's about being "reasonably optimistic" (not delusional) and enjoying the good things, even the little ones, that life brings us.
I look forward to your message.
All the best,
Marcelo.