2016 – The Year We Didn’t Expect

This year has been a bumpy ride. This year has been, universally, the year we weren’t expecting. We’ve all experienced many highs, and many lows, either as a group, or personal. For most of us, this year has been one of the longest years we’ve ever known, and from each individual perspective, so much has happened, it’s hard to imagine that it all happened over the course of 12 months, 366 days.

As we grow up and older, each new year feels as if it’s getting shorter and shorter. Time’s moving quicker than ever, and before you know it, it’s the end of the year once more, and you’re sitting on New Year’s Eve wondering where all those days went. This year has proven just how long a year really is.

Each huge event has felt as if it has overshadowed the previous. We have had so many memorable moments throughout the year, we haven’t forgotten any single one of them. Sometimes, it’s common for someone to question if something happened this year or last because of the speed of which time is going, but this time, I firmly believe that everyone will know exactly what happened when throughout the entire year, without making any mistakes. The Rio Olympics, Britain voting to leave the European Union, and Donald Trump becoming president of the United States after a much heated political war against Hillary Clinton, that sparked much controversy across the world. This year has been so long, even though it’s less than a week before 2016 ends and 2017 begins, it still feels such a long way off, because of the unpredictable nature that has each day; anything could happen, and in a way, that’s scary.

Throughout the year, we’ve been suffering from a sudden loss of huge celebrity names. Much loved by so many all across the world, it was an incredible shame to have to say goodbye. David Bowie (69), Alan Rickman (69), Terry Wogan (77), Harper Lee (89), Paul Daniels (77), Ronnie Corbett (85), Victoria Wood (62), Prince (57), Muhammed Ali (73), Anton Yelchin (27), Kenny Baker (81), Gene Wilder (83), Andrew Sachs (86), Rick Parfitt (68), George Michael (53), Carrie Fisher (60), and so many more; this year has hit us all hard. We’re all hoping for a better 2017.

As soon as the clock strikes twelve on 1^st January 2017, we are all hoping for a brighter year than 2016. This year, The United Kingdom created history by shaking the entire world with Brexit, The United States of America made what many believe is a controversial decision by electing Donald Trump as president, many shinned brightly during the Rio Olympics and the Paralympics. 2017 will essentially be the year of picking ourselves up and dusting ourselves down before moving forwards together. We have so many tasks to complete, so many resolutions to uphold and goals to work towards, after a year we’ve had, it would be nice to have some relief.

Not only has the world changed, but on a personal level, so much has happened. For me, I’ve grown as a person, learnt more than I previously thought I could, and have suffered great losses, too. I will most certainly be using all of the knowledge and learnings for my adventure through 2017, and I hope you all do, too. We won’t know what’s coming, but we do know it will be one heck of a ride when it does. What’s scary is that there’s only one thing for certain, and that it’ll be the year 2017.

I cannot thank you all enough for reading my blog. Next year, I hope to expand and grow and with your help, I’m sure I’ll get to wherever I want to go, and I hope to help you as well.

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson
(TonyHadNouns)