Still a bit short of midnight here in US Eastern time zone, but it’s already tomorrow in several places around the world. So, to everyone in the QT3 community, Happy 2020!
I know that it’s difficult to celebrate right now. Christien’s passing has hit us all hard. From those of us who knew him only from his amazing online presence, to those whose lives were deeply entwined with his. The grief won’t pass quickly, nor should it. And there are other difficult situations, such as the difficulties that @jpinard is going through, or what JM on Slack went through with his accident earlier this year.
But here’s the thing: as dark and difficult as things may seem right now, improvement is possible. “Time heals all wounds” sounds trite, particularly when those wounds are raw, but that saying has survived many years for a reason. Time may not actually heal the wounds…some are simply too deep…but the passage of time makes improvement possible. Moving forward into the future is how those difficult situations become less difficult, other parts of life bring us new hope, and the pain we’ve been feeling becomes a deep appreciation for everything that has impacted our lives.
So celebrate the New Year. Do it with a party, if you feel up to it. Do it with tears, and don’t be ashamed. Do it for Christien, for @cornchip’s newborn daughter, and everyone in between. There’s no better representation of the future than the New Year, and right now I know that Dingus is telling us all to celebrate and appreciate it.
