It's almost the end of 2020 and 2021 will be starting soon. What has been your biggest accomplishment in 2020, and what do you want to try to do in 2021?

#1

My 2020 accomplishment was that I got out of an abusive relationship this year, after 29 years. Thank God I wasn’t stuck in it for lockdown I might have died. I am getting my life back it’s been so very hard. My resolution for 2021 is to never forget that I have a life now, and even if I’ve no money, I’m going to love my kids and celebrate life every day.

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Birgit Merkentrup
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That must have been very hard even though it was the right thing to do. All the best for you!

Billy The Kid
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

29 years!!! That obviously must of been tough for you. Very happy that you dumped that coward. At least you have your kids : ) Even though you are short on cash I hope you have a much better life. Money will soon work itself out. Merry Christmas.

Fée Marraine
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Biggest accomplishment: I just finished law school 3 days ago, on December 20th, 2020. In 2021, I will become an attorney.

AzKhaleesi
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good for you!!! Keep it up, I promise you it gets better (been there done that). It's hard, it's not easy but NEVER look back. No matter what empty promises, or threats he / she throws your way... you can do this!

Hazel Waring
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like reading my 2020 - I feel your pain and hope it's lessened by everything wonderful you've found! Best wishes xxx

Mary Rose Kent
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good on you! That takes a lot of strength and chutzpah. While it seems highly unlikely you would be lured back for any reason, just remember that you’ve already done the hardest part and that it’s all up from here! ♥️ TAKE CARE ♥️

Luisa Vasconcelos
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welcome to the club. Most helpful advice I got : every night thank to 5 things that was good on my day or week. Some days I had a lot to be thankful for. Some days were so damm hard that I could only thank for generic things like I'm healthy, I have the kids, etc, but it helps because you focus on good and positive. Good things will come your way. Don't look back.

Brooklyn Girl
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m stuck in one now and trying to figure out how to get out of it. Good for you, I’m happy you’re free.

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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve no regrets. I’m reclaiming my life, please leave it will get better. Xx

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Steve Stone
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My most significant 2020 accomplishment is, as a 72 year old quadriplegic with multiple health issues, I didn't come down with China plague. My 2021 resolution is to treasure and savor each and every moment of life AND continue to avoid CHINA PLAGUE. Follow the Fauci. Steve the Rock

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    #2

    My accomplishment is being brave enough to tell my parents about my depression and anxiety. I am now getting help from professionals and taking medicine. I want to work on my drawings and art next year.

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    Mark Howell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a big step, I took it 3 yrs ago. Still taking baby steps, but improving all the time (1 step forward and 5 steps back sometimes).

    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't suffer from depression or anxiety but I work with clients that do and some of the stories I have heard is not pretty. Glad you are getting the help you need. Merry Christmas.

    Luther von Wolfen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good job. I have depression, but I'm not currently depressed. It is definitely something one can treat, deal with and incorporate into a great life. And I do mean incorporate. Depression is not a handicap I live with - it's a characteristic I have, one of the things that makes me me.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you! I have really bad Seasonal Affective Disorder, and even though I’m on meds and take them reliably, I still worry that some year it’s just going to all be too much. I’m now nearly 65 and am putting right along, but this has been a depression year for me, and the worst of the depression usually doesn’t hit until we reach the spring, which is my favorite time of year. If you feel like you might slide, talk with a trusted friend, a trusted family member, and/or your doctor. Just remember that the only difference between mental illness and other illnesses is that people can’t always see it. Just like some people have ears that need hearing aids or eyes that need glasses, sometimes our brains need the right chemical inducement to operate properly. Congrats and my very best wishes for you!

    #3

    After having my left leg amputated (above knee, due to sepsis) I was fitted with my new prosthetic limb. I've learned to walk again in it for short periods of time and am happily pottering about the house like Bambi on ice...but happy all the same :)

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry to hear that. I hope it is an advanced improvement. Merry Christmas.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, it's a slow tentative improvement one step at a time but, every step is a step in the right direction! I never realised (having not really ever seen one before) just how heavy and cumbersome the limbs are! The goal for 2021 is to be more sturdy and to lose some of the weight I've gained sitting in a wheelchair which should mean I'm not so Bambi like when walking lol Wishing you and yours a safe and very merry christmas and a safe and healthy 2021 xx

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    Jaqueline Gillespie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep well, and good for you learning to walk again

    Leslie K Von Dell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you! What an incredible challenge that must have been!

    #4

    I survived: the crappy mess of 2020.

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    Richard Portman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My biggest accomplishment is surviving. Piece by piece, tiny little chunks everday, i watch my country being diminished. I'm not afraid to speak Espanyol anymore. Altho' i speak it poorly. I didn't really accomplish anything thing this year. I learned how to live with grief sorrow and loss. I learned how to be angry. I learned to not talk with my neighbors who are t**** people. On the whole, it has not been a good year.

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    Jaqueline Gillespie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I kept my elderly mother from sadness and helped my neighbours and children

    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has been a crap year. Hope its a better one for everyone next year. Merry Christmas.

    #5

    I am trying to be more organized. I have ADD and anxiety- both are being treated- but I still find it hard to motivate myself to clean and generally be organized. My biggest accomplishment this year is learning to be more empathetic and more understanding. It may seem small, but I have had issues with it in the past.

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    Mark Howell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You go there, and be yourself. No matter how small any advance is a step forward.

    Doris Bennett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'll get there, I promise you. It takes time, love and tons of understanding.<3

    #6

    My biggest accomplishment is getting out of bed most days. Not a big thing for most people but at the moment it is a real struggle. I have big plans for 2021. I hope I get accepted into a course I applied for, I want to get on top of some of my health issues including my depression and also hopefully have an operation for permanent sterilisation, I want to spend more time with the family and I really need to get my license.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey foxy hopefully you do get accepted. But if you are looking for courses and you live in the UK, I can help you there. What course have you applied for? Good luck with the operation. Merry Christmas.

    Luther von Wolfen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have depression, but I'm not depressed - even with a mortgage and utilities to pay. I own my truck, so no car payments. And I'm not a "young adult" - I'm 51 NOW LOL. It is certainly possible to have a happy and useful life - even with depression. Illegitimi non carborundum.

    AzKhaleesi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww Foxxy, I never would've guessed. Keep going my friend! I promise it gets better. xoxoxo happy holidays to you.

    #7

    My biggest accomplishment was having lost twenty pounds in 2020! Never thought I could, but with perseverance and the right mindset anyone can. Now I'm vegan and my life doesn't revolve around food

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    #8

    I started working on getting myself in shape. Resolution: keep it up.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aragorn it would be a good start to get out of that throne and and jog around your kingdom. LOL. Merry Christmas.

    #9

    My biggest accomplishment was finally buying my first home. I'll be 40 next year and I always said, if I don't buy my first home by then, I never will. It happened literally by accident. Just a weekend passing time with the boyfriend and we were like screw it.... let's try. And not only was it my first house, but his as well and obviously ours together. AND a brand new build to boot. And two weeks ago he proposed. So all in all 2020 was amazing. 21 will be even better. I don't make "resolutions" because I break them but I started a weight loss journey and I plan to keep it up. I'm not like hugely over weight but I do need to lose some weight and I'm done with excuses.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done! I dont do resolutions either. Its like planning your days, if it dont work out then it is a disappointment. Deal with it as it comes i always say.

    #10

    My biggest accomplishment is not murdering my family. I know it seems dramatic, but my brother's an entitled ass, my father's a self-righteous idiot, and my mother is the only one in my house allowed to feel anything. So the fact that I haven't gone full Carrie is miraculous. And my New Years res will be to work on my writing.

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    Viviane
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see potential. As a writer, not a killer. ;)

    AzKhaleesi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're old enough, move out. ;)

    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep there is families out there like this but it makes you a more independent person. Just keep yourself to yourself and do what you got to do. Merry Christmas.

    #11

    My biggest accomplishment was finally getting ready to publish my first book: learning to use Audacity to record the audiobook, InDesign to do its layout, and WordPress to make a website to promote it. I'm actually waiting right now for the cover designer to get back to me with the final covers for the ebook/print book/audiobook. It's been such a long journey filled with dashed hopes and crushed expectations that I just can't believe it's finally happening! And even though 2020 has been in so many respects the worst year of my life, this is something I am very happy about and will look back on with a smile :-)

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called Shard - it's a YA light sci-fi. Here's my back of the book blurb I literally just finished this morning: In our timeline, the Twin Towers attack was a horrific but isolated terrorist event. Not in Kaia's. Already living in a society of constant scrutiny and fear, Kaia finds her old life completely destroyed when a routine trip ends with her accused of terrorism and dragged into a new and high stakes world. It is a world of lost children and covert ops, and of people with the power to alter the elements themselves, from creating tornadoes of oxygen to shifting the carbon in pencil lead into diamonds. Dropped in the middle of this globe-spanning conflict, Kaia could find everything she ever wanted, or she could lose more than she ever thought possible. And so could everyone else.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is really good. We need this kind of happiness around this time. You must show us the cover. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

    Doris Bennett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there ... I have two books out there. You'll always feel very proud of having written a book, whether it sells or not. Keep writing!

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    #12

    Accomplishment: Saved a bit of money to help pay my mortgage down. Resolution: 1). Try and lose body fat. I think that is the cause of some of my body pain. I am not obese but even a few pounds can make a huge difference. 2). Pay off the loan I took out of my 401K to purchase my home. The pay off date is 2029 but I intend on paying off the balance by March/April of 2021. Then 'that' amount will be applied towards paying off of my mortgage.

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    #13

    I haven't done anything amazing in 2020 accept wearing a mask 😁but I plan to bring back the RUN ! Meme next year

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    #14

    My 2021 resolution is to not be afraid of what others think and be more confident. I will try my best to stand up to the haters. My accomplishment was finding my true self.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never let people control you. No one has that right. When you are weak against others they use that to their advantage. Stay strong. Merry Christmas.

    Myrtle Yoma
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You got this. I’ve struggled with a similar issue. Something has helped me when I get stuck in a self deprecating thought cycle is to tell myself “you only get one change at life.” Meaning, don’t waste it on thoughts and feelings that might not even be real. It also helps me when I’m scared to speak my mind. You only get one chance at life, say what you want to say. Lots of positive thoughts your way

    Leslie K Von Dell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you!! The single most important opinion of you is your own, if you don't like yourself, how can you expect anybody else to like you?! Laugh at the haters, and feel a little sorry for them because they gotta be pretty pathetic, miserable people if all they can do is try to make other people miserable.

    #15

    I am 71, will get my Masters in May and hope to be accepted into a PhD program in 2021 (so I can be called Dr. just like Dr, Jill Biden lol lol) also hoping to get a Fulbright Scholarship to work with war survivors in Syria.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW! As someone in her sixties, I’m bowled over by your perseverance and ambition. My very, very best to you and your future endeavors!

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks so much for the encouragement. Being locked down has its advantages. Keeps me focused..lol

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    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only thing that will stop me is dying lol lol lol Thanks for the encouragement

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    #16

    My biggest accomplishment was when I finished my beginner flute book and my resolution is to try and to do something nice to at least one person every day.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done. If everyone thought like this the world will be a better place. Merry Christmas.

    JustAWeirdoGirlChild
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oooh good job on finishing your beginner flute book! that can be difficult, fellow flute here!

    #17

    My accomplishment is that I recognized my feelings this year instead of ignoring them. An unrealistic resolution would be to tell my family about my mental health (cause apparently I'm not allowed to feel any emotion except happiness not that it happens often and I'm not allowed to see a therapist cause they're gonna think I'm crazy (my family)or something) Another accomplishment I talked to ONE person (that isn't in my family) about my mental health they helped a lot in fact I think the only reason I'm not dead right now is because of them they help me get through the bs with my family.

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    Meredith Gossland
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always remember, you can choose your friends, your family is something you are stuck with 'cause 2 people had sex. Some families are great and if you have a great one you are LUCKY. But actually most families are pretty disfunctional. Take care of yourself and if you hear too much negative stuff at home move on.

    #18

    My greatest accomplishment of 2020 is surviving cancer. My goal for 2021 is to enjoy my kids, family, and friends more and worry less. I found out life is too short to do otherwise.

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    #19

    My biggest accomplishment of 2020 was recognising that I have an addiction. My goal of 2021 is to try to beat it.

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    Debby Hartinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In AA, they say, "One day at a time". It's easier. I'm addicted to sugar and have been sugar-free for 6.5 months. When I want a dessert, etc., I think about alcoholics and how some give in after 10 years only to start over. Be gentle with yourself.

    #20

    My 2020 biggest accomplishment was getting sober/clean! It was my first birthday and christmas Sober! No drugs and no booze! And my 2021 resolution is to explore and find something I could get passionate about and continue to encourage others along their recovery path!

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    dandelion moon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hooray!!!! So proud of you!!!!

    #21

    My biggest accomplishment of 2020 was probably redoing my hole bed room. I worked for 6hours and it doesn't sound to big but it was a HUGE improvement. My bed weighs around 200 pounds soooooo. Well, my resolution for 2020 is probably going to be to eat healthier and just take better care of myself physically and mentally.

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    Bird Mom
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you! You can do it!

    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a vast improvement! good for you and good luck. Merry Christmas.

    #22

    Accomplishment: Survived the wrath of 2020 despite the major anxiety and OCD compulsions that came along with it. Resolution: Focus on my writing and self-improvement

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OCD couldn't of been easy during lock down. I hope all is better in the new year. Merry Christmas.

    #23

    My biggest accomplishment was getting on my basketball team and my resolution will be to tell my crush I like them

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done and go for it before he/she is taken. good luck. Merry Christmas.

    #24

    Although this was a tough year, my biggest accomplishment would be completing a diploma!

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good luck to you on that. Merry Christmas.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    resolution is to find work and improve my drawing skills

    #25

    I’m 29 and never learned to swim as a child. I have been taking swim lessons and learning how to swim and be comfortable in water. It is my new favorite activity. It’s so freeing to not have an immense fear of water anymore.

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    #26

    I’m 29 and now just learning how to swim! I have been taking lessons for about 6 months now and it’s my new favorite activity. It’s so freeing! I wish I would have learned sooner but the fear and embarrassment stopped me. Oh well, lesson learned.

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    dandelion moon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never properly learned how to swim lol my grandparents just threw me into the pool one day and I kinda figured it out from there. I mean I could touch the bottom but I was a little nervous. Either way I learned pretty fast

    #27

    My biggest achievement this year, apart from staying alive and sane was to get my driving licence. After a drunk idiot crashed against my friend's car years ago, nearly killing all of us, I was terrified of even trying. I managed to overcome the fear and I've realised I'm not as stupid as I thought I was. Being able to drive has given me a sense of freedom and achievement that I didn't know I could feel. Resolution for next year? Do no let other people make me feel inferior, or manipulate me. I'm not "less" than anybody else.

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    Debby Hartinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am easily manipulated as well. Try to read about it so you can recognize manipulation. It can be very subtle.

    Black Panther11
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Normal too find drunk idiots in india I hope u guys are better now

    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are absolutely, definitely not less than anybody else! We all have strengths and weaknesses, and finding out how to use the former and not be lessened by the latter is a major achievement! Good on you!!! 🌹🌺🌸🌷🌼🌷🌸🌺🌹

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    #28

    Not going mad, it was the memes and my amazing friends that kept me afloat, I might have been seeing never land without them. Lmao 2021’s prolly like ‘what you think imma be better!? Ha!’

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    #29

    My 2020 accomplishment was that I finally had the guts to follow my dream and dared to take on a totally new job, albeit that I still work in my own hospital, but no more administration but now in the farmacy, as a ‘simple’ farmaceutical assistant, but i’ve never been more happy, and the living prove that you’re never too old! I’m 54🤗. My new years resolution is to keep on moving, and try to get back to school to get my farmacy assitants diploma!

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    #30

    My biggest achievement is trying to be nicer and not swearing as much. I want to try being healthier and more productive for 2021

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All good things. Best of luck (and inner strength, which will be the major victory)!

    #31

    accomplishment: not dying of boredom AND getting a phone before quarantine started (not rlly a accomplishment im just proud of my great planning ahead) resolution: being happier and trying not to be so annoying and rude

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you. Merry Christmas.

    #32

    I wrote and registered a stage musical revolving around my experience in a lounge band back in the mid-1970s, and a garage band in the early 1980s. There's also a Disco DJ and a Greek Chorus to help sort things out. It's titled, "Bum Holiday's Misguided Adventure." Next year I'm going to write my first sci-fi screenplay. Anyone have $100,000 to produce the musical? Me neither.

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    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is brilliant. Hey Pandas, Anyone willing to donate this? Merry Christmas.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks, man. The piece takes place in 1977 when Disco is about to take over the clubs that lounge bands had dominated for several years. It's also about dreaming big and sticking to conviction, or playing the game and working for a living. Neither the garage band nor the lounge band end up making it (as so happens often in real life). One of the eight musicians does make it big - but the facts are somewhat hidden in the script. It will take a bit of sleuthing to figure out who that is (as was in real life). The music I used for the garage band was written by a guy named Dave Smith, and after I quit the band back in the mid-80s and moved out of state (Arizona) I never heard from him again. I heard he moved out to the West Coast, but all my efforts to locate him have failed. I only wish he could read the piece that's dedicated to him. The music is superb, but Dave, for whatever reason, didn't want to play out. He simply wanted to record in his garage. Here's the set design. Set-Design...91f686.jpg Set-Design-for-Bored-Panda-5fe4a5391f686.jpg

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    #33

    At my age, I learned not to make big plans or create too many expectations for the future, be it near or far, I just follow the flow of events and use the situations everything that can bring me hope, joy and happiness. This made me face 2020 with dignity and victories. I am a public servant, I work in a Basic Health Unit, we offer more than 3000 free medical consultations per month, we carry out prenatal care for more than 200 pregnant women, we provide free medication to the population, regardless of their social condition, in addition to health services. home care, mental health, oral health. Due to the advent of the corona-virus, we stopped offering various socio-educational and life skills promotion services, but I consider it a huge victory to have continued with basic health care for citizens without causing any harm to society. And I didn't get sick even one day (except natural fatigue)!

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    #34

    I got a good job that I like and that pays well. As for a resolution - maybe find a publisher for the nonfiction book I've been working on. One good thing about COVID lockdown is I had more time to write.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s the subject of your book? I love (most) nonfiction!

    #35

    My biggest accomplishment was moving back to Texas to be near my family. My 2021 resolution is to lose the 15 pounds I've gained during quarantine.

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    Debby Hartinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You only gained 15 pounds? I thought it was the 2020 - 20. :) (20 pounds)

    #36

    Learned to live a more peaceful and settled life in 2020. In 2021, I'm hoping for patience to be able to wait until life gets back to a more normal state.

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    #37

    We made a baby! If all goes well, next year we'll have a baby. This might not sound like anything out of the ordinary, but we're both older and we didn't need to do fertility treatment like I thought we might. I'm about 16 weeks, and just felt the baby move for the first time.

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    dandelion moon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Congratulations!!!!!! Hope you and your family are doing okay!

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    #38

    My biggest accomplishment is getting in to so many new Fandoms. Resolution? Uh, to...........live?

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    #39

    I started to think about myself first before thinking about the other people. When you are too busy to take care of others, you forget easily that the most important person in your life, is yourself.

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    Myrtle Yoma
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! You gotta fill up that well. If you keep letting people drink from it, it’ll dry out. Great job making self-care a priority!

    Billy The Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's right. If you are not strong then you are not strong to look out for those. Merry Christmas.

    #40

    My biggest accomplishment is getting to warnings in work. My new year resolution is to try to be a bit more PC in work!

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    #41

    I’m 29 and never learned to swim as a child. I have been taking swim lessons and learning how to swim and be comfortable in water. It is my new favorite activity. It’s so freeing to not have an immense fear of water anymore.

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    #42

    After the postponement of our wedding. Which should have taken place the day before our country went into lock down. We finally managed to get married. My family were unable to join due to covid. But I still managed to marry my best friend. Next year we are turning our attention to our homestead. Together we hope to have become self-sufficient by the end of the year.

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    #43

    After ten years of studying and working in agriculture (which was totally my choice, but I realised it isn´t what I want to do for the next X years) I resigned my safe and not-too-bad-payed job as a sales person. Now, with my mind fixed on my live-long dream of joining the police academy in fall 2021, I´ve lost over 50 punds in six months, have gained SO much confidence and joy in my life that I feel happier than I can even remember and have pulled myself out of depression, self-doubt and darkness. I moved in with my mum for the next couple of months which is not always easy, but we get along great and enjoy being around each other more than the past ten years that I lived at least 250km (155 miles) away. My world has got its colours back, even if the weather´s grey, and I love everything and everyone around me. My mind is set on a target and I am sure I´m about to fulfill my childhood dream and become a police officer. I´m sorry if my writing isn´t always grammatically correct, I am not a native speaker and it´s been a while since I had to speak English in a regular manner. Just felt so affected by the topic that I wanted to give you a glimpse into my world an maybe spread a bit of happiness and positivity=)

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    #44

    Moving to my husband's home country after he passed away on summer, with my two children all below 9 years old. Without speaking the language. Almost zero saving. Knew only very few people. In laws did not want to help. Parents could not help due to covid travel restrictions. Basically being a refugee. Fast forward now, 5 months later. Start to speak the language. Children back at school. Husband properly rest in place he requested to be. Getting along with in laws. Finally made friends. Resolution for 2021 : Looking for proper job. Keep fighting.

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    Debby Hartinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've been through a lot! Congratulations on staying with it!

    #45

    I didn't die. To stop getting on BoredPanda cuz it's to addicting.

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    #46

    In the spring semester, I got all As! In the fall, I got a B, though, so my resolution is to get an A in every subject, even the hard ones. that, and running a mile

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    #47

    I paid off my student loans!!! It took 11 long years but I finally did it. I made my last payment on December 11. My goal was to be debt free by 40 and I made it with a year to spare. In 2021 I plan to put the $800 a month I was putting to the loans to saving for a house. Pray my strength.

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    #48

    I didn't get any crazier than I already am from the isolation. And you say insane like it's a baaad thang!

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    #49

    Started a PhD, moved out of California, Started a new job, Moved to Colorado

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    Meredith Gossland
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo! DR Francis

    #50

    I accomplished jack s**t in 2020, but my goals for the coming year are to get back in touch with nature and use it to help me cope with depression and self hate, and a budding ED. I get into fights with my family because they tell me that I need to get on antidepressants and my mother nature bullshit isn't going anywhere, but I'm afraid they're wrong. Spending time in nature and growing respect and care for it is beautiful and it really warms the soul. Birdwatching, hiking, feeding the animals, laying on the grass, looking at the stars, sitting in the woods, etc. is therapy in itself. I will try to heal myself before I seek help from other people. We tend to underestimate and even deny our own power. We are fully capable as human beings of healing ourselves through nature and mindfulness. Sometimes we just need a little help realizing it. But enough of my rant lmao hope y'all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Yule, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Boxing Day, Happy New Year, and a happy [insert celebration here that I may have missed.]

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    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Warming your soul is a glorious thing, but mental health is just an aspect of overall health. Sometimes warming your soul will get you where you need to go, but many of us need help in getting our natural brain chemistry to not work against us. If it weren’t for antidepressants, I would most definitely not have made it into my sixties, and being depressed makes it very challenging for my soul to feel or absorb anything other than a giant, continuous, very loud scream. I wish you all the best! 🌟💐🌟💐🌟

    Debby Hartinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right, Mary Rose. I agree with ''dandelion moon' in that the quiet of nature is very soothing and can bring calmness. I also know that I was chemically lacking and the anti-depressants help. Using both aspects works great for me.

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    Meredith Gossland
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Enjoy, do what you want to do and be happy, there is enough ugly stuff in the world..just soak in the beautiful!!!

    #51

    To show "our American viewers" that "there is land and countries after all past California and Florida" and the "Earth doesn't revolve" around "Murica"..LOL Number1,world champions,best in the world USA! USA! USA!,number1,world champs,best ever...LMAO!..:)

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    Debby Hartinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't nice. Every country has things people in other countries don't like. Accept them or ignore them.

    dandelion moon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this seriously what people from other countries see us as- like wtf. We're the american PEOPLE, not the american ROBOTS, we all think differently honey. From what I've gathered from other non-Americans, y'all are just fed with so many stories about how stupid Americans are and how we're just a nation of problem children. Yeah we're a shitshow, but it's not our fault, it's our leaders and government. Why don't you worry about your own country anyhow? So misinformed about Americans lmao

    Al Jones
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I think it's better to be ignorant of the people around you than to be making fun of them.

    Myrtle Yoma
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You’re accomplishment for 2020 is showing Americans that there are countries outside of America? I’m confused....who are you? Also, North America in a continent on Earth; I’m not sure how anyone would think the earth can somehow revolve around one of its own land masses. If this is a belief you’ve held, I’m sad to say, 2021 might not be any better for you.

    Meredith Gossland
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have been listening to/reading tweets from Trump way too much!!!! American citizens come from hundreds of countries and in the Los Angeles school district alone there are kids who speak over 200 different languages. We are often the first to arrive when there are natural disasters in other countries and we give millions to other countries every year. This year American citizens are going to be lucky to see a covid check for $600 while in that same bill we are sending millions to Israel and Afghanistan.

    #52

    To try an educate these people born AFTER 1980 on the proper use of the "English Language" since apparently they're NOT LISTENING in school.Just awful the lack of GRAMMAR in society today...:(

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    AzKhaleesi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, someone needs a hug. That someone being you. Hey! Look, I used proper grammar and I was born in 1981. How weird!

    Doggo Georgia
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently YOU weren't listening in school when they taught everyone manners

    dandelion moon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a grumpass lmaoooo. Imagine being so empty you hate on people's spelling. You a bum lol let people live and do what they want to. If they're not hurting anyone, let them do them jesus christ

    Ben Choade
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Au,contraire young "save the tree frog",I'm offended by a box of GD rice"person..:) They did a masterful job of teaching me manners,respect,discipline,and more.Young "save the ground hog" females like you had "discipline" removed from the "home" and "classroom" and parents haven't been able to parent since circa 1995.Let's give them a "time-out",let's "pump RITILIN down little Johnny's throat because WE CAN'T HANDLE BEING MOTHERS".And hence,you end up with an "entitlement generation" like YOU that can't "wipe your ASS" or "Tie your shoes" without an APP.With the "gumption" of a "TOADSTOOL" and the "BRAINS of a corpse"..:) I did my 45 years of WORK darlin',your turn to PAY MY PENSION...:) Have fun..:)

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    Al Jones
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise." Socrates said that in ancient Greece. Language develops and changes quicker than dictionaries can keep up. The one thing that never changes the attitude of elders towards children.

    AzKhaleesi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not accurate. If you are experiencing kids that act this way it's how their parents raised them. I was born in 1981 and my kids were raised to use their manners. They address their elders with Sir / Ma'am. They say please and thank you, AND they say "May I" instead of "Can I" I never tolerated my children to act like animals. Also my oldest will be 19 soon, has a job pays her own bills and graduated on time and never got in any trouble. My son who is 16 has broken up with girls because they were disrespectful and tried to force him to do things he wasn't ready for. (grabbing body parts etc). What I'm getting at is not all kids are terrors. Some are raised correctly.

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