I know, another New Year's resolutions article. You're probably groaning at the the idea of reading this any further, and that's quite understandable. How many articles like this must you suffer through? At some point, you end up becoming Calvin ranting to Hobbes about these resolutions. However, this by far is no ordinary new year. If you needed any proof, just look at who will enter the White House in a matter of days. So, in light of the potentially earth-shattering future ahead of us, let's take this time now to make promises to ourselves that we'll consciously keep, even if it's the hardest thing to do some days. Here are a few of mine:

Make Amends

It's a new year. A lot of thought of crappy things happened last year. Tensions boiled, tears were shed. If you feel that you have any loose ends to tie up, try and do so before you feel the chance for such an opportunity has slipped away. Of course, this may not apply to everyone you have in mind: if you don't feel that someone you know isn't doing enough to prepare for the oblivion that Trump will unleash, and you've hurt their feelings because of their timidity and inaction, patching things up so that their feelings aren't hurt won't do much if they won't change their behavior in light of the circumstances. Nonetheless, why start the year in a sour mood?

Find Solace in Prayer and Religion

I grew up in a quite Catholic household, but I've since stopped being a practicing Catholic and have no intentions to restart that tenet of my life. If anything, my values most closely resemble that of Unitarian Universalism, and I have trouble accepting wholeheartedly that there's an undeniable existence of God or a God, though I do thank Him and Jesus sometimes. Nonetheless, in times of uncertainty or low spirits, I have found myself searching for prayers and other passages from the Unitarian Universalist Association website to help me in those times. I don't know if I'll commit to becoming a full-fledged UU member; the local fellowship has their services on Sundays at 10 a.m., and I'm not a morning person. Still, I expect to become more spiritually inclined this year.

Take Crap from Nobody

There may be a few exceptions: Your friends may say awful things, but it's not worth being friendless because of what they said (though correcting and letting your views be known shouldn't hurt). However, if you're someone who's found a new home like the Democratic Socialists of America, then you're fully obliged to step on any lily-livered Democrats and liberals in your path. Seriously, you should be infuriated and scared witless that these people are the principal opposition against Trump and his right-wing zealots. Nancy Pelosi isn't your friend, not when she says stuff like this or responds to Republican shenanigans like this. Chuck Schumer has enough lucidity to be on the right side on things like this and be occasionally right in the fight against Trump. But he can also be incredibly icky, and was pompous enough to say this jaw-dropping statement.

Honestly, you'd think that Democrats and liberals are still completely incapable of burying the Clintons like they should've done a long time ago, and clinging onto whatever thing they can to prevent themselves from admitting that they were wrong and need to change in order to stop Trump from destroying civilization as we know it. So yes, tolerate nothing from these fools, and any conservative/right-wing acolyte deserves the same fate.

Side note: It's imperative that we try to build as many bridges as possible. Be there for those Trump supporters who can still be salvaged (though some have a different argument) they when they inevitably become disillusioned so that they can be converted and join the fight for a better future. For those supporters who stick with him because of, say, his racism and misogyny, crush them mercilessly.

You may have some different New Year's resolutions, but you still make some even if you think they're stupid. 2016 is behind us. Let's make this year a better one.