Happy New Year Loves!!! Well, Second day of the year! But all the same. I had a pretty long and adventurous NYE, so I spent all day in bed with my love on NYD. A lot of people got up early, made their TO DO LIST. While I on the other hand, decided to watch movies, cuddle underneath warm covers, eat ice cream and make each other laugh. Not to mention sleep (which was much needed!!!). Now that I am all rested up and was able to reflect on the past year (2012), the good & the bad, the ups & the downs, mistakes & accomplishments, the lessons learned and what I've gained to help me grow into the woman that I am becoming. I thought a lot about what I want from this year, who I want to spend it with, how I want to spend it and where I will be at years end. I keep a diary I write in every day. It's very helpful and incredibly therapeutic, mainly for unleashing emotions I would rather release than have build up. As I look back at what I've wrote, it is almost as if it was someone else writing these words. This is not me! When did I write this??! It's amusing and quite strange to look back on a lot of what I experienced and how far I've come. Some things I can say about that is.... Never take things for granted. Embrace every thing and everyone whom is in your life. Always remain positive and if you are in doubt of something, take yourself away from the situation until you're emotionally balanced and ready to make a rational decision. But most of all, live in the present. What benefit do you get from living in the past or holding onto it? Especially when you still pass judgment on those because of how they were... 5, 10 or maybe even 15 years ago? I believe people change. I believe this because it's my own personal experience. I'm not the same as I was 5 years ago. I'm not the same as I was yesterday. I am forever changing and growing into the woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and person I was meant to become. There is a quote I live by as a reminder that we are forever changing for the better (if we allow it), it's also one i have tattooed on me:
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
So live each day to the fullest, with love, compassion and a bright outlook. Always smile, because you can say much more with a smile than any amount of words. Step towards your goals and dreams, for you're able to accomplish anything if you are strong & determined. You're the one in charge of your life. And remember to love yourself and those around you. Happy Beginning of a New Year!! May it bring you everything you want a deserve. XOXOXO
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