I remember having to memorize the preface of Charles Dickens’ novel The Tale of Two Cities in my 9th grade English class. It was a big part of our grade and I remember working my butt off to memorize that list of paradoxes; it must’ve made some kind of impact because I still have it memorized to this day. Looking back on 2017 is a bit like Dickens’ famous preface; the amount of uncertainty regarding many aspects of my life is frustrating. In fact, I think the word paradox, in general, is a great way to surmise the way I feel about life in general. My mental health isn’t great and my 92 year-old grand-mother is in better physical health than I am, but I cannot deny my beautiful life. I’ve been blessed beyond measure. I’m not sure I can let go of the incongruity I’m currently facing, so my 2018 goal is to find the beauty in the contradictions. When I’m sad, I’m going to think about happy times. When I ache, I’ll focus on the times I’ve lived without pain. If I had the ability to memorize this list of conflicting inconsistencies, I sure as hell have the ability to make sure the "best of times" outweigh the "worst of time. My greatest hope is that in 2018 I will see many "seasons of Light" and less "seasons of Darkness". #seeya2017 #bringiton2018

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