Overall…It was a good year.
It was a hard year, at times. But, it was good.
Every year has some good in it, whether we see it at the time or not.
And that’s the thing about years. They aren’t defined by one moment or circumstance. Life shows the dichotomy of two opposites; Two things can be true at the same time.
You can mourn and rejoice. Your heart can be breaking while you’re still smiling and laughing. It’s never just one feeling or thought at a time.
For me, it was a year of searching. Finding. Remembering who I am, what I love. It was a time of letting go, releasing the ‘could’ve and would’ve beens’ and planting my feet exactly where I am, looking ahead. I gave myself permission to have fun, to live, to dream again, to live for the hope of it all, as Taylor Swift would say, and I realize that every day is a bonus. We aren’t guaranteed anything — Our dreams don’t always come true, we might not get another day, the person we love might not love us back.
Some days we have to fight harder for the life we want, sometimes we just kind of stumble into it. Some days our worlds fall apart, and the next, we put them back together. We continue to show up even when we feel like giving up. We remember what’s important, and we forget, more often than not. But, the beauty of it all is the process.
