Yours Faithfully…Let Your Little Light Shine

Man, reflecting on the past is a chore! From (failed) relationship goals to learning how to embrace the single life and be better people, life got pretty hard. And all of you have cruised along with me on this crazy journey since the beginning of the year. For that, I am thankful. Thank you for sticking with me and being awesome.

So the question we have to ask ourselves is – are we the happiest versions of ourselves right now or the loneliest? Isn’t it sad knowing that the next Valentine’s Day is going to be riddled with reminders that you’re single, alone and everyone around you is in relationships that will probably last forever?

Ah, such is life! But hey, soon it will be a new year, new you (someone needs to destroy this phrase, actually), and we get to start all over again with our attempts to win at this life thing.

Ups, downs, circles, hexagons and other shapes we cannot name, this rollercoaster has been crazy. But don’t let December only be about getting drunk and hard labour – it’s also a time when we have to figure out if our past deeds are simply regrets or bad timing. Have you progressed? Regressed? Digressed? Eh, you’ll figure it out, hopefully by the time January comes around.

For now, let’s get hungover on Christmas cheer. I’m grateful for emerging alive, all thanks to the angels who have kept rowdy men away from me. Praise! I have had to say ‘no’ so many times, it has become the soundtrack of my life, but oh well.

Some people can’t seem to handle rejection (which I fail to understand because all you’re supposed to do is shake your head, walk away and act like it never happened. Like a boss).

As much as I would like ratchet behaviour to be left in 2015, I’ll just act like it’s a form of quality entertainment in HD. Because who doesn’t love watching situationships unfold? And speaking of situationships, can we please just not?

We’re human beings and we all want something to cling to and call our own. Yes, people. Relationships are a thing. And they’re real. They don’t have to be ‘goals’, but real, actual things which two people can happily participate in. Third parties are not welcome and that includes side dishes.

In future, can we also please restrain ourselves and not spill all our relationship issues? Social media is not the platform to look for sympathy, because people out there want to break you down and see you fall. Your misery is only going to fuel their amusement.

So please, for the sake of your reputation, don’t get yourself into a mess and allow someone to rip you raw with a hashtag. It won’t be pretty and the world is only getting crueler by the day.

With that out of the way, allow me to offer my deepest congratulations to those who have found their life partners (we believe in you and you can do it!) and my hopes and wishes for those who feel 2016 is the Year of the Bae. I hope you become a soul mate, not a side.

May no one put a price tag on your shoulder, because you are priceless. May your Christmas be filled with merriment and the joys of life. I hope the little light of yours shines bright in the new year. And may you all live long and prosper.

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