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Plot Twist: Hope Must Lead Us Into 2025
Manifesting a crucial emotion I’ve recently been lacking.
Let us sum up 2024 in words, shall we? That’s what we all get to do in the inevitable months of December to January. Reflection can be a pleasant exercise or a bitter swallow, depending on the year. What words come to mind for you, personally or in a general sense?
Unpredictable. Disappointing. Maddening, maybe?
Well, it’s difficult to summarize such a complicated 365 days. The majority of my year was indeed tumultuous which explains the more downtrodden descriptors provided. The goal is to select words that genuinely represent the entire span, and I just can’t justify the use of any positive adjective right now.
Am I still reeling this intensely over America’s political dumpsterfire? November did pack a punch, but isn’t it about time for me to get back up?
The other day, I wandered into a Barnes and Noble just to look.
Well, that day I came across a book on the table in the front titled Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki. No, I did not purchase it. I have far too many unread books acquired on a whim from over five years ago piling up in my bedroom that I’ve barely cracked open. But this one felt like it might have been something I needed to see. Even just…
