Freida Pinto Instagram – Looking back at this year…I realise I have so much that I just cannot dismiss. Yes, this year was challenging and how I hope those extreme uncertainties can just come to an end already. But, what I cannot ignore is all the lessons learned this year, all the education and critical conversations I had that was required to move the needle for humanity to have a chance to triumph, all the strength that came with unimaginable loss, all the pressure that was no longer on my shoulders as I didnt have to be in constant performance mode, all the people I no longer had to pretend for so I could be present for people who really needed me to be there for, all the comfort food I ate without guilt, all the sleep- ins I managed to have and didnt have to make any excuses for, all those family zooms even though we all eventually had zoom fatigue, all our essential workers who will forever be the true heroes and saviours in my eyes, all the hope I felt from both strangers and friends( both old and new) that kept me warm and comforted and allowed for total vulnerability. Every experience I have had this year both good and bad has moulded me into who I am today as I get ready to unveil my 2021 curtain. My dreams and intentions for 2021 are alive and bright but with the knowledge and acceptance to not be hard on myself if things don’t turn out exactly as I wished for. So looking back at 2020, you were not in vain, at times you were certainly a pain, but I just cannot dismiss you! You forced me into a pause but I value very much what came from it:-) Happy New Year!!