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2020 The year everyone’s talking about

2020, is the year of vision

I don’t know about you, but all I’ve heard this year is; ‘I can’t wait for this year to be over’, ‘2020 is the worst year yet’, ‘this will all blow over’

To me, I started this year saying 2020, is the year of vision. Cheesy or not, I wanted to believe it. The year in which everyone woke up & realised that their actions had consequences.

Don’t get me wrong, I think we’re all starting to reflect, but with everything going on, am I unfair to expect more?

It’s natural to want to fight or run, but we must all try to find a balance. We don’t have time to bury our heads in the sand & we can’t rely on others to save us. We all have a part to play. No matter how small, we can all do something.

You really should not have an excuse.

The legend has arrived

This week Sir David Attenborough signed up to Instagram for the first time to help spread his environmental message.

“I am making this move… because, as we all know, the world is in trouble,” he said in his first video message on the social media platform.

“Continents are on fire. Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying… The list goes on and on,” he continued.

Within an hour of his first post, he had more than 200,000 followers, and by 16:15 BST he had 1.2m followers!! Let’s hope more people start listening now

“Saving our planet is now a communications challenge,” the veteran broadcaster said.

Education is key so listen to the educated!

We need to educate & support each other. We need to believe we can all make a difference, because we can, if we adapt to the change upon us.

Sure, our leaders need to also act, but do not forget the power of your influence.

What would happen if no one bought a McDonalds again? McDonalds would not exist. Extreme, but you see, every single decision you make does have an impact, because without you, these mass corporations would not exist.

Children are our future

I don’t accept you can’t live without something, you just don’t want to. But, what if I told you that you wont be able to do a lot more of the nice things in life. Would you listen then?

To date Globally, there have been 33,034,598 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 996,342 deaths, reported to WHO. Covid-19 has happened because of Climate Change.

The future is in our hands

2020 is the year for change. We’ve challenged ourselves with the #BLM movement, with Climate change, with community. We are capable of so much more. Of true unity & love.

They say that money makes the world go round & to some degree it does. Yes, its nice to be able to pay the bills & put food on the table, but consumerism has gone crazy. We’ve become ignorant & greedy. Look up, look around you & be kind. We are all in this together.

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?

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