The year 2016 pulled on the heartstrings of many as the world mourned the loss of beloved entertainers and democracy alike. The first couple weeks of January were spent as a buffer – a time of remembrance for everyone and everything that succumbed to the dark lord of 2016. However, not everything in 2016 was stress-inducing. In the famous words of Harper Lee, “Things are never as bad as they seem.”

 

Here are some of the good things that happened in 2016:

1. Beyonce’s “Lemonade”

 

Unfortunately, 2016 was pretty bad. Here are some of the bad things that happened in 2016:

1. David Bowie died on January 10
2. Harper Lee died on February 19
3. Frank Sinatra Jr. died on March 16
4. Erik Bauersfeld (Admiral Ackbar) died on April 3
5. Prince died on April 21
6. Muhammad Ali died on June 3
7. Christina Grimmie died on June 10
8. 49 killed in Pulse nightclub shooting June 12
9. Elie Wiesel died on July 2
10. Leonard Cohen died on November 7
11. The Democratic Party died on November 8
12. George Michael died on December 25
13. Carrie Fisher died on December 27
14. Debbie Reynolds died on December 28
15. White supremacists rebrand themselves as “Alt-Right”
16. First major female presidential candidate wins popular vote but loses election

 

Despite all the losses, it’s never wise to dwell in the past. 2017 will be a year full of winning. So much winning that we’ll get tired of winning.