At last, it is the final month of 2016. This has been one of the worst years in history. Not just for me, but a lot of us. Let's review here: there was the Stanford Rape case, the mass shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando, the bathroom laws of North Carolina, and of course the election. Oh yeah, we also lost a gorilla. We miss you Harambe! At Endicott College, we have lost 2 classmates... and a parking lot.
BUT, despite all of the negative events that have happened I still encourage you to reflect on the good. There is still Christmas and New Years Eve to look forward to. 2016 is not over yet, so we should end it on a good note while we still can. Also, we are all stronger from this year, so that is one thing that we can walk away with.
In a way, things did get better for me this year despite all the bad. I learned how to end a toxic relationship, and recover from a time that I did not feel safe. I have met a lot of amazing people, and some of them I met in result of the bad times, they were the ones to build me back up. From those times, and just living on my own I learned how to take care of myself, and become more self sufficient.
This year has taught me that in every bad situation, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You won't see it until you're actually there. Everyone finds light at a different speed. But regardless of how long it takes, you will be there before you know it. The healing process is trial and error. It is okay if it takes a while until you find something that works for you. In the meantime all that matters is that you are trying.
If there is one thing that me and Kylie Jenner have in common, this is the year of "realizing things." I don't know about Kylie, but this year I think a lot of us have learned to become more sensitive to others. We are learning more about different genders, I definitely think we have more awareness in regards to that. Also, shout out to my high school for making the dress code gender neutral! The other day, I watched a TED talk on how to look at sex differently. Instead of thinking of it as a baseball game, sex is like pizza. The idea of it being like pizza has welcomed a more enjoyable approach. The baseball metaphor was more for straight people, it's old fashioned. But the pizza metaphor is more gender neutral, and based on what the individual is in the mood for.
To summarize it all, even though there were a lot of horrible events this year, it definitely made us stronger in result. We are more mindful of others, and ourselves. We all live our lives differently, so do what is best for you. In my eyes, this is the year of learning to do our own things.
