I think we all can agree 2016 was a crazy year. From losing people like Harambe, Alan Rickman, Prince, Mohammad Ali, and really the list just keep going; to the craziest presidential campaign ever... it just feels like the past year was hit after hit. So after a year of suckiness, I'm going to try and put together my hopes and dreams for 2017.

I hope I gain courage. I hope I stop living in fear of "what if" and take every good opportunity thrown my way.

I hope I start finding the light and beauty in everything and everybody.

I hope I learn to let go of the things I cannot change.

I hope to start living and loving wholeheartedly.

I hope the world stops complaining about what they don't have and be grateful for what they do have.

I hope the world learns to respect other people's race, religion, and opinions.

I hope the world grows kind and thoughtful

I hope the world stops identifying people by the color of their skin.

I hope we start teaching men not to rape instead of teaching women not to get raped.

I hope less and less children go to bed hungry.

I hope people start taking the Syrian refugees more seriously and treat the situation with compassion.

I hope people start treating all situations with more compassion.

I hope the children of the world get more involved with literally anything other than their freaking iPads.

I hope more people find the importance of "stopping to smell the roses."

I guess the main thing I hope for is love and kindness. I hope those two things overflow the world that we live in. But, the first place to start is with myself.

I'll have to be kind to myself then let my kindness flood the world.