Black joy. / Photo Credit: Getty Images If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. How many of you believed the whole “2020 vision” mantra we promised ourselves at the end of 2019? Honestly, I feel a little swindled. I entered 2020 with burning optimism that slowly turned into a flicker. However, when I look back, I realize that maybe I was sitting at the wrong fireplace. When I look at 2020 in the world, it’s a total disaster. When I look at 2020 in myself, there’s more there. So join me as I unpack that. I cooked a lot of fruit cobblers because the reality of not having a set work routine was a hard adjustment. Looking back to February, I noticed how empty my days were without my set work routine. My whole life had functioned with some kind of structure. Whether going through an ever-changing work day or managing school part time back in 2019, I always worked under some predetermined clock. I was always in a rush to do something, even if relaxing was the something. […]

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