This is the time of year when we evaluate our lives. We look at the last 364 days and ponder on our struggles and our triumphs. We look at the person we have become over the last 12 months and we plan to do better in the coming 12. This is the time of year we are dedicated to making a change, and as I sit here thinking back to this time exactly 365 days ago, I am astounded at how far I have come. Almost ashamed of the person I was then and truly proud of the person I am now. For one of the first times in my life I can say that I can see myself becoming the person I want to become. In the last year I have felt sorrow and defeat and loneliness. I have faced struggles and heartache and frustrations. But I have also felt peace. I have felt joy and happiness and love. I set goals and I achieved them. I have had experiences that have taught me so many valuable lessons, and I have met people who have changed me forever. And I am so grateful. And so as we finish out this awfully beautiful year and I think about who I am and what I want to accomplish, I resolve to continue. To continue pressing on through this wonderful and crazy adventure I am on. I resolve to continue down this path of growth and development and I resolve to continue trusting The Lord. I resolve to do more things for me, and to live up to my full potential. To become the very best version of myself I can become. I resolve to continue putting myself out there; to take chances, to leave my mark, to jump. To discover dreams I never dared allow myself to have before. I resolve to continue taking down my walls. To take a leap of faith. I resolve to count my blessings. I am so much better and so much more myself today than any other time in my life so I resolve to continue moving forward. To never take a step back. I resolve to live life passionately. I resolve to continue.
FACT: The smartest people that I know are the people who read. FACT: I am nowhere near being 'the smartest person' anyone knows. FACT: I am a work in progress. FACT: I can become so much more than I currently am. FACT: I am on a quest to read as much as I can for a whole year. FACT: This is exponentially harder than it sounds. _________________________________________________________________________________ I was scrolling through Facebook last week and I came across an article that caught my attention. Being on a "quest to read more" I clicked on the article and started to read a column written by a young lady regarding mental health, her experience, and what she longs to say to those 'dear friends' around her who are also struggling. It was a great read and I am glad that I took the time to read it, however there is one question that has stuck in the back of my mind: "What are you scared of today?" As I have continu...
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