Reasons Why 2016 Wasn't the Worst

Lately, there have been a lot of posts on social media about how 2016 is the worst. Granted, it has a lot to do with the death of some beloved celebrities, however, it can get a little disheartening to see so much grief and negativity on our timelines everyday. Recently, I posted this list on my personal Facebook page and got a huge positive response, so I decided to post it here as well.

Reasons why 2016 wasn't as bad as you think:

You are still alive! Babies were born! (particularly my two nieces and my nephew!) Someone you love probably got engaged! Someone you love probably got married! You accomplished something you thought you couldn’t (no matter how small)! People beat illnesses! Children were adopted!

Puppies and kittens were adopted! You remembered that one time you were amazingly happy and smiled! You saw that picture of a cute animal and went “aww”! You heard that one song (probably more than one!) that you absolutely LOVE! Remember that awesome movie you saw?!?

Remember that great book you read? How about that ending right? Remember when you bought that perfect gift for someone you love? Remember the look of gratitude on their face when you gave it to them? Someone complimented you when you needed it! You complimented someone else when they needed it (even though you may not have realized they needed it). You gave SO MANY HUGS (you’re a great hugger, did you know that?)!!!! You also gave so many kisses! Think of all the high fives & fist bumps you got to take part in!

Don’t forget all of the wonderful, lovely, amazing things you got to experience in 2016! And even if you're looking forward to 2017, use that as your motivation to make 2017 even greater!