2013.
What a year it has been.
It was filled with many up's, and
plenty of down's,
but has quite naturally ended in a bright spot.
This past year has been a life process in and of itself,
and took me on journey's I never dreamed of going on.
I've come to find out life has a way of doing that.
I have questioned more than I ever have this past year.
I've searched, and found.
I've dug deep into the well of who I am and discovered
parts of me I never knew existed.
I've found passion for things I never knew I had.
I've found causes that resonate deep within my soul,
that I can't imagine living without.
I've tested my creativity,
and realized how much more I need too as well.
Through the disappointments and challenges,
I have become more brave, courageous, and confident.
And, subsequently realized how much more brave, courageous, and confident I need to become.
I've realized what friendship is,
and how grateful I am for those who have stayed along for the journey
of my life thus far even when things got rocky at times.
Life has a way of throwing curve balls at you,
and at the end of the day I believe its really how you handle them,
what you've learned on the other side,
and the person who they made you become.
Out of the disappointment and the ashes,
I have come to be so thankful for a world and a life
I never knew existed and one I was never able to reach into.
2014.
For this new year,
I have many things I wish to accomplish.
I don't believe in necessarily changing things once a year,
I am more about the constant evolution we all have a chance to partake in daily.
I do however,
appreciate a clean slate
and the beginning of a new dawn and a new day.
And, I believe a new year signifies that in so many ways.
My hope and prayer for my life in this next year,
among the countless things I wish to accomplish,
is to simply grow.
To become more brave,
more courageous,
more confident,
and more creative.
More than anything,
I pray my heart grows in gratitude each new day I wake up,
and have a chance to breathe once again.
I pray that my aspirations,
never drown out the present beauty that I can find all around me.
I am thankful for life.
For each day,
and every new day I am blessed with.
peace. love. joy.
