A year ends, a year begins.

Happy New Year, I keep trying to say, but every time I write it, I just backspace it away one letter at a time. Happy New Year tastes like an oxymoron, because I do not expect 2017 to bring us a happier, kinder world. Humanity grows colder, and bolder and louder in its coldness.

But I do wish happiness for all of you. We are not candles; we cannot be snuffed out so easily. We are stars, and the darker it is, the brighter we shine shine shine. So let’s shine where it matters most for us: for our friends and our families and our dreams. For each other. For ourselves.

So here’s to all of us. We’ve got this. <3