With the new year just starting, my timeline seems to be filled with many posts being negative and disapproving of peoples' new ways for 2017. This in itself just confuses me, because why someone would take the time to break down a person wanting self improvement? In reality, we all could use a little improvement whether we’ve come to grips with it or not yet. The only way we are going to work to fix this world is through bits of self improvement that ultimately will form together as a changed whole. So maybe “new year new me” should be something we all strive for with a unique interpretation of that phrase to better ourselves in 2017. So as I’m reading all these negative posts on the first few days of 2017, here’s what I can’t help but thinking:

1. Why are you already being so incredibly negative on the first few days of the new year?

2. You are complaining about trivial things! Maybe that’s something you should’ve left in 2016.

3. Are you really scrutinizing peoples' posts about wanting to improve?

4. You must think you are God or something to give yourself the right to critique and ridicule someone because you are perfect.

5. You are not perfect and could find one thing you want to work to change in 2017.

6. Oh, a happy post. I appreciate someone being optimistic going into the year.

7. I should comment and give them encouragement on this journey of growth they have just began.

8. Maybe I should start thinking about how I want to improve myself this year?

9. I may not be 100% accurate but at least I can try to do better and stick with this list.

10. If not we can just laugh about it come December and work towards something better next year.