Thread by @DomLlewellyn

1/ Connected more with loved ones: We connected and reconnected with friends and family as we became accustomed to Zoom and FaceTime. I want to see loved ones soon but the intentionality I gave to virtual get togethers will continue post-Covid. #2020perspectives

2/ Learnt online skills: We've learnt how to hold team meetings online, and create music that has gone viral, causing joy for many.

Here’s Walking in the Air (Howard Blake) by the online choir CHOIRANTINE

3/ Came together locally: We formed #mutualaid groups, set up street WhatsApp groups, spoke to those in our street more than normal, helped neighbours out with shopping, and supported those most affected by Covid-19. #2020perspectives

4/ Connected globally: We might not have been on a plane all year, but we’ve been able to access global events online in a way we haven’t before; I’ve even had meals online with friends abroad and made new friends at an online pub. #2020perspectives

[Credit @Shutterstock]

5/ Realised not all heroes wear capes: Captain Sir Tom Moore @captaintommoore showed us that you don’t have to be Superman or Wonder Woman to make a difference. Walking around his garden, he raised £39 million for the NHS and inspired millions around the world. #2020perspectives

6/ Focused on anti-racism: Following the horrendous killing of George Floyd, we had started to learn crucial lessons about the ongoing impact of racism and explore how to be anti-racist. #2020perspectives

7/ Eradicated wild polio in Africa: Africa was declared free of wild polio by the WHO which is a major victory against a disease that once paralysed 75,000 children across the continent each year. bbc.com/news/world-afr… #2020perspectives

8/ Harvey Weinstein was jailed: In February, Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault and jailed for 23 years, showing that even the powerful can’t escape justice and providing reassurance to millions of victims of sexual abuse around the world. #2020perspectives

9/ Became more generous: To meet the needs across our country, we gave more to charity. Between January and June 2020, we donated a total of £5.4 billion to charity – an increase of £800 million compared to a year earlier. cafonline.org/about-us/media… #2020perspectives

[Source @CAF].

10/ Thought and talked more about mental health: Covid-19 has damaged mental health. At the same time, we’ve spoken more about how we are feeling, how anxious we are with friends and colleagues than we ever have before. #2020perspectives

11/ Reduced carbon emissions: A deadly pandemic isn’t the best way to reduce carbon emissions, but we did it. Carbon emissions dropped by 2.4 billion tonnes – that’s a record 7%! bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… #2020perspectives

[Source @gcarbonproject]

12/ Companies made masks, hand sanitiser and ventilators: Big companies gave their expertise to help; @BrewDog made hand sanitiser and @MercedesAMGF1 designed manufactured ventilators being used now in hospitals. #2020perspectives

13/ Celebrated teachers and carers: We were outside our front doors every week for the NHS with #clapforcarers and appreciated our children’s teachers more than ever when we were homeschooling our children. #2020perspectives

[Credit @charliemackesy for drawing]

14/ We realised we could work more from home: We miss our colleauges and work places but also realised that we could work from home more; saving hours away from our loved ones through commuting and travelling. #2020perspectives

15/ Took historic small steps in space: @elonmusk’s @SpaceX launched two crewed missions to the International Space Station, successfully testing its reusable launch system and putting a massive, super-fast satellite internet network into the Earth’s orbit. #2020perspectives

16/ Discovered a vaccine in record time: Before 2020, no other vaccine had been developed in less than 4 years. For Covid-19, it has been developed, tested and approved in a year: including today’s amazing news on the #oxfordvaccine! #2020perspectives

17/ Wandered through pedestrian-friendly cities: With social distancing becoming the norm, cars were banned from city centres, and cities were opened up to pedestrians and cyclists. #2020perspectives

18/ Learnt recipes from our favourite takeaways: We weren’t able some of our favourite takeaways during lockdown @NandosUK, @wagamama_uk, @PizzaExpress and others decided mercifully to share their recipes fo us at home!

Hungry? glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/how-to…

#2020perspectives

19/ Laughed at our DIY haircuts: Our dodgy haircuts - and resulting hairstyles - even prompted @BBCNews to share some tutorials with us. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-….

Here’s my own dodgy haircut! #2020perspectives

20/ Realised that we are loved: Either through the messages or Zooms from friends and family, or the walks when we were allowed, we’ve focused on what’s important and remembered that we are made to love and be loved. #2020perspectives

[Credit @charliemackesy]

END: 2020 has been really tough but there have been good bits too. I’d love to know what you think. Join in at #2020perspectives.

That being said, my hope and prayer is that 2021 will see us return to a more normal way of living.