My mood starts declining mid-fall when the gold and red foliage falls to the ground and disappears, only to be replaced with what I consider every shade of gray. Thank goodness for the evergreen cedar and pine trees to leave a little bit of green.

The year we just got through has brought so much sadness, so much division, and so much hate; but it has also brought about new ways of thinking and new ways of viewing life. 2020 has taught us much, but I hope we can take away these five things and take them forward into 2021 and beyond.

I will be curious if you choose a word to guide your next year. Let me know through a comment below or via email or DM on social media what word you decide to guide your new year! I think we can all agree that it is time for a fresh start.

If we really want to make a difference in our bad habits, it is in our best interest to track them to know when and how often they occur, where they happen, who we are with, and what triggers them.