Reflecting on the year
It is only a few hours until Christmas, depending on where you stay.
I am busy finishing the first draft for the prequel for the Chronicles of Nadine. “A Mother’s Warning”. In the reviews of the series, some of my reviewers have mentioned King Radolf, and there are several readers who have commented on Lady Christine’s fear of King Radolf.
I think we all have fear to some extent and each person’s fear shapes the decisions they make. This year amplified many people’s fears, so I wanted to create a character that represents the genuine fears that we have as humans. Those of you who read book 1, The Last of the Silver Wings, know that Christine is living away from King Radolf. But instead of stepping into freedom, she finds a way of living without him knowing where she is. Even though she is no longer trapped by him, she lives in fear’s shadow and it stops her from stepping into her destiny.
For many readers, 2020 is a lot like Christine’s relationship with King Radolf. Christine’s family started the relationship with good expectations, much like we started 2020 with a hope for a better future. But soon after Christine arrived in the Northern Kingdom, she realised that things would not turn well. King Radolf trapped Christine, and she lost more than she had ever expected. Along with it she lost her identity, her confidence and the future she always believed was hers. But Christine had to learn that however painful her circumstances, hiding from King Radolf would not change her destiny. While Christine needed to have time to heal, to make an impact, she needed to reclaim who is and was born to be and grow from the experience.
The question is, what have you learned from 2020? What lessons can you carry into 2021 to reclaim your identity and purpose?
