There’s a feeling I’ve had lately as I go through my day to day experiences. You know, you do your routine going to work, meal and Netflix, tweet, sleep and repeat. Every day blends together in a three hundred and sixty five day year. Maybe it’s covid’s effect on society, or the shitty election, and having to cancel my vacation in New York. It’s a bad year all around. I’m feeling a reverse momentum of moving forward with my goals and dreams its NOMENTUM.

I’m certain I’m not alone here feeling nihilistic as I watch the news. What’s the point? Tell people to quarantine and its party time. Everyone needs a haircut or to go to the lake, prolonging the amount of time till we are can party again. How did I become the responsible adult? I’ll save my thoughts on that for another time. In the meantime it’s past the halfway point of 2020 and nothing is done. I’m not moving forward. It’s okay.

Consider 2020 a rebuilding year. As some of you stay home away from the world here’s some advice based off some of my wins and losses from the year.

• teach yourself a new skill or multiple new skills.
• read more
• workout
• decide who you want to be
• put in the work

Honestly I haven’t read as much as I should. I’ve gone through maybe three books this year. I bike everyday back and forth to work and occasion do yoga when my apartment is clean. However the one blessing throughout this pandemic is self discovery. Often we want to be who society tells us we are supposed to be because it’s success, or manliness, or cool but then you see people who have achieved all these things and they are miserable. Now is the best time to look within yourself and say “this is who I am”. Unless you want to harm others then maybe that’s the worst advice. For others though if this year has taught us anything its the fact that life can be short.

I’m typing this the day after actor Chadwick Boseman passed away from cancer. He was successful and he did what he loved. Just months older then myself he’s gone after a four year battle with cancer he kept private. Months ago Kobe Bryant just starting a new chapter in his life dies in a freak accident that also took his daughter and others. Then political commentator Michael Brooks dies from a random blood clot. Of course so many throughout the world are gone from Covid 19.

Its okay to have Nomentum. In these crazy time it’s best to tune out shut down, take a break and recharge. Then after removing yourself from the blanket burrito its time to work on your passion because the clock is still ticking.