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1st January 2021 is just another day.

If you’re thinking how 2021 is going to be the year we can finally travel, when borders are going to reopen, when we can finally gather in large groups after the virus magically disappears overnight, sorry to be a mood dampener, but it’s just not going to happen.

While the clock strikes midnight, essential workers are still going back to their same battles. Some return for their shifts in the ICU. Others are still battling Covid-19, or have family members and friends who are battling Covid-19. Others are still mourning loved ones they’ve lost to Covid-19.

Many are still coping with disruption to their daily lives due to lockdowns and telecommuting. Some still struggle from friction after being cooped up with others in a small space. Several resume their roles delivering food, groceries and necessities like the unsung heroes they are.

If you’re out there revelling in the festivities (with safe distancing, I hope), or are safe and comfortable at home surrounded by family (like I am right now), you’re the privileged few. Remember this.

Yes, 2020 has been tough, and I agree it’s time to move on. But 2021 is not going to, and cannot start on a blank page. 2020 was just too significant (in a bad way) to simply “drop and let go”.