What’s the saying – “a smooth sea never made a skillful sailor”? Or something like that. Twenty sixteen – this sea has been one of the roughest I’ve sailed. I think I’ve cried more this year than I ever have in my whole entire life.

I had this whole long post drafted and I really think that you would have enjoyed it, but I didn’t want to leave 2016 reflecting on EVERYTHING. Good or bad, I just wanted to leave it where it was for now and continue to grow. (Don’t worry, I saved it. I’ll probably relate it to something else and post it later.)

This year has been filled with so many feels for everyone. Some of us have lost things or people we love, if we were lucky, we able to gain some along the way. Some of us have walked away from others, and left them with that same feeling of loss. Without searching we found things, but then there are some of us that continue to search without being able to stumble across what we’re looking for. And some of us are still hiding. We’ve been kind, we’ve been rude. We have hurt, and helped heal others. We’ve lied and we’ve been honest. And all of those things, we’ve gotten in return.

And although 2016 has been the year of fuckery. We haven’t lost hope.

It’s the end of another year.

It’s the beginning of another year.

Somethings will change, but most things won’t, and for me one thing always remains – my life is a badass party and only cool kids are invited. The shitty people can go kick rocks.

In 2017, my wish for you all is to have LOVE, LIGHT, and PEACE. Keep your head in the clouds, follow the sun, and leave the bad vibes behind you. May the beauty you radiate even when you feel at your worst, clear the sky and brighten all your days. May you see the world as a reflection of yourself.

Happy New Year,

Mangó