What did I learn in 2020? Quite a lot actually. Many proverbs and sayings ran through my head, more than they normally do, this past year. I like adages and wise sayings. Their timeless wisdom, lyrically expressed, has helped me to grasp concepts that I resist for one reason or another.
Last week while driving on the Northern State Parkway, the recitation of one that dates back to the sixteenth century took hold of me and refused to go away. “You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear,” a voice in my head kept repeating. Throughout the day, that voice became more of a chant and by the following day I was asking myself why it had taken me so long to grasp this indisputable truth. Thankfully, my mother’s voice soothed me by reminding me “better late than never Darling.”
if I were forced to make a
New Year’s Resolution for the upcoming year, I would make mine along those same
lines. It would sound a lot like the
Serenity Prayer; you know, the one asking
for courage (to make necessary alterations), acceptance (of the immutable), and wisdom to discern the one from the other. It is a very helpful reminder for me to mind
my own business and stay in my own lane.
A much-needed lesson finally
learned. Thank you very much. Tonight, as I raise my glass, I won’t be
weeping out the old year just winging in the new one.
Yvonne A.
December 31, 2020
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