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In 2017, I Hope You Give Up

And never look back.

Allison Osborne
Jan 23, 2017
Bridgewater State University
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In 2017, I Hope You Give Up
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Every new year is welcomed with big, hopeful eyes and boundless possibilities. People make lists of their resolutions and goals they want to accomplish in the next year of their lives - eat healthier, go to the gym, save more money.

I’m here to tell you that in 2017, I hope you give up.

I hope you give up the people who don’t appreciate you. I hope you stop waiting by your phone for the text that never comes and I hope you stop wanting to. I hope you give up the people who didn’t love you and respect you in the way that you deserved. Give them up and find the ones worth your effort.

I hope you give up reminiscing on all of the moments that you messed up and all of the mistakes you made. Give up the guilt you feel and instead, allow yourself to grow. Allow yourself to continuously get better.

I hope you give up everything that scares you and I hope you confront them. Give up the things that stand in the way of you living your life the way that you want to. Give up the things, or the people, that keep you from being happy.

I hope you give up wondering why things didn’t work out the way that you wanted them to. Give up the “what-ifs” and the unanswered prayers, I promise one day you will see why they happened the way they did and you will be grateful for it.

Most importantly, I hope you give up all of the pain that you felt in 2016. And I sincerely hope you give up the belief that 2017 will be the same way. I promise you if you give up all of the things that stop you from being the most “you” that you can be, it will only get better from there.


In 2017, I hope you give up and I hope you never look back.
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