Blog 3 of the 5 days of blogs: “A Letter to Myself for 2020”
This is a letter that I wrote to myself to look back on a year from now.
Hey Nat,
2019 was a crazy year. I was accepted into the World Race on January 9th. Less than a year later, I got fully funded which is crazy to think about. I started blogging and fundraising after I got accepted, but I pushed the whole thing off. I graduated in May and had my grad party in June. The Race became a reality and I wasn’t ready for it. I began soaking up every last moment at home and with the people I loved. I went on a road trip with my family to D.C. and Ocean City, and I absolutely loved vacationing and the time spent with them. I then went to training camp in Georgia and was not a fan of it, but I’m glad I didn’t give up during those ten days. Then, I left the country for the first time and started my journey. I ended the year having lived out of the country for four months. Many other things happened, but overall it was a great year.
I really want 2020 to be an even better year, full of me working on the person that I want to be and loving on so many people in the midst of it. This year, I get to live out of the country for five months and then head home. I want to continue to grow and learn and listen to the Lord. I’m walking into this season with boldness and courage.
in 2020, I want to be a woman that is self-disciplined and that can do hard things. Do not give up when it gets hard. I want to run/workout every morning and do my devotions in the morning too. I want to read one book a month and stop becoming too distracted with life to be too busy for it. I want to be patient, hard-working, unafraid of failure, sure to take time to sabbath/rest, find joy in everything, be spirit-led, and become a more intentional person.
I want to accomplish a couple things this year. I want to finish the World Race, enjoy my summer home, move into college and finish my first semester of college with good grades. I want to be there for the people that need me and love them well. I want to treat my body with respect and eat right and workout.
God shared His vision for 2020 with me and it looked like this: This is a year of boldness in my walk with Him. The plans He has for me are big. He wants me to chase His desires for me with perseverance. He promises relationships will be made along with abundance, steadfastness, goodness, new wine in me and my other relationships, healing, growth, peace, and fullness.
I know it seems like a lot, but you can do this. You accomplished so much in 2019 and did the hard things, you can do this. Just keep reminding yourself that you can do hard things. Remember to have grace on yourself and to keep on keeping on even when you don’t feel like it (like working out early in the morning). I’m proud of what you did last year and all your yeses that you didn’t expect to actually become reality. 2020 has even more planned, be self-disciplined in becoming the woman you want to be.
Love (as cheesy as this is),
Nat
