Keep Calm And Write On

Writing used to mean a lot to me. But now? Now things like work, school, and concussions have stolen my catharsis away from me. I've stayed away from new years resolutions for years, and in some ways nothing really ever changes. A calendar year is simply a marking point for the passing of time. So why is the beginning of a year so important to us? Why does it hold so much supposed promise? Because January 2017 separates us from 2016, for better or for worse. we are finally in a different year from things like car accidents, deaths of family members, and serious injuries. They seem to have less of an impact when we can finally relegate them to the shadowy past of "last year", instead of implying that they still have a sort of hold on us because they happened "this year." What's kept me from blogging for most of 2016? Everything. Fear. Depression. Exhaustion. My second concussion, after which I was so far behind in my classes that I had t