Did anyone expect Jan 1st 2021 to bring a bright happy new year after 2020?

I did. 2020 brought multiple deaths in my circle. The year was mostly a wreck, both personally and professionally for me. Literally the best thing that happened was having a heart attack, because it uncovered lurking problems that have been corrected.

The country and the planet had a record bad year. And, yoohoo! 2021 is starting out worse! One dead among my friends so far, and democracy is under violent attack.

I know January 1st is an arbitrary dividing line – besides calendars most things don’t change. But I was expecting a little relief. How were your hopes for 2021?