New Year's Gratitude For A Hard Year

Everyone I meet - it matters little whether they’re mannered or rude, smart or simple-deepens my sense of interdependence and obligation. (The Message Bible, 307) 2017: this will always be the year of the Donald Trump election and so politically it is a terribly sad year for progessives . Oh yes, it’s seen an increase in activism and more Democrats are now getting elected in conservative areas but still, it seems like such a tiny consolation. Objectively, this seems like a horrible year for me too. In one year, I became single again after a two-year serious relationship, had a relapse with a traumatic ten-day hospital stay, which included a major psychotic break. I had PTSD so severe that I startled too easily to drive for a few months. I am now working the bare minimum hours at work and was declared still disabled by the government. Or was I? I am not disabled in spirit. This year I had to confront a lot of issues that needed confronting and I h