As many people have said and complained about 2016, going on about how it "sucked" or it was "the worst year ever" -- I can assure you, it wasn't all bad, for everyone, including myself.
2016, has been one wild ride, to say the least. I couldn't begin to describe the highs and lows of the past year without bursting into tears a couple hundred times over and over. When the clock changed us from 2015 to 2016, only by one minute, I knew my life was in for the biggest adventure of my life.
Now don't get me wrong, I had several lows of 2016, but that didn't make the whole year bad. As it is said, "It's a bad day, not a bad life." When things got bad, I always did what I could to look on the better side of things, no matter how bad the situation may have been in my life.
I had a lot of people in and out of my life in 2016 that were both good and bad, a blessing and a lesson. Some of which I was very glad to see leave, others, not so much, but it was how life planned itself out. From car accidents and hospital visits, late night trips, to cars breaking down -- I've seen just about all that 2016 had to offer me.
Okay so maybe those sound kind of bad, but I mean it was a big year for me; I graduated high school, I started college, I got a new job, and so much more!
All the memories that I've made, good and bad, will stay with me. The places I've explored, the new things I've tried, the experiences I can say I've gone through, and not a single one of them will ever be a mistake to me.
I've gained some of the greatest relationships that I thought I would never have had the chance to encounter, I've also lost some that weren't good for me.
If I learned anything throughout the whole year it was these major things; never go to bed angry with someone. Always say "I love you" even if you are angry with them. And FORGIVE even if they don't deserve it, because no one wants to wake up one day, and find out that that certain someone is gone and things were left unsaid. Then you spend life with regrets, which are too heavy to carry.
I was always taught to forgive, even if they weren't sorry. It doesn't do you any service to hold that weight on yourself to be angry with them; it doesn't change anything and it won't make your life easier.
There were a lot of tears I cried over this past year, both good and bad, either way, they were needed. 2016 taught me to love more and not be so quick to anger. Hate was never an emotion I was familiar with so it worked out for me quite well.
Having a big heart isn't always a bad thing, and it just continues to get bigger as the new year begins and starts to climb up the roller coaster hill, so here's to 2017, may it have just as many ups and downs as 2016 did.
What's the point if life doesn't get a little hard here and there?
