Now that the awesome Drake inspired title lured you into my
blog, I will get into it. With New Year’s
Eve quickly approaching, I have had a lot to celebrate. I have spent this past year doing a lot of
soul searching and reflection in my own life, and as this year thankfully comes to a close, I figured
I should sum it all up.
I have learned that life is a constant learning process,
every day I learn something new about myself or the world. Any time I think I have it all figured out,
life throws me some kind of curve ball; good or bad. This year I have met more amazing people and
key players in my life than I have in any other year. Someone whom I met at the beginning of the
year as an enemy turns out to be one of my closest friends now; that came as a
complete shock to us both! Another
person I met as a drunken acquaintance[1]
turned out to be someone promising. Life
is always funny like that, when you don’t expect anything, something big comes along.
On the same side of meeting new people, I have learned that
it is okay to let go of old people. Just
because you care about someone and have known them for years, does not mean
that they will always be that same person.
Everyone grows up and sometimes two people do not grow in the same
direction. That is okay. The best and
most positive thing you can do is respect that friendship enough to let it die
with dignity. If someone is no longer a
good friend or a positive influence in your life, it is okay to let go. You don’t have to tolerate people’s
negativity and bologna just because you love(d) them. That is an important lesson I have learned
this year; you cannot be mad at people who don’t know any better, but you don’t
need to endure it. This year I decided I
will no longer accept negativity in my life.
Being happy is a choice like anything else, every day you have to choose to be happy, and I can’t do that
with toxic people in my life. So,
unfortunately to them I say Bye Felicia[2].
This year has been insanely trying; life has set me up with
more obstacles, tests, trials and tribulations than it ever has, and despite
some slips and minor setbacks, I think I really rose to the occasion. I have taken all these obstacles and made the
best of it. I used everything that came
my way and learned from it. Unlike 2009,
I probably won’t look back on this year and say ‘it seemed hard at the time but
look how much fun I had!!’ Instead I will probably say ‘holy moly was it
difficult, but look how much I learned.’
This year’s quarter-life crisis set me up for an amazing come back, and
I most certainly did.
With a new zest for life, amazing new and strengthened older
friendships, no negativity, and new relationships on the horizon, I look to 2014
with bright eyes and excitement. I am
positive that 2014 is going to make way for some of the best times of my life
to come, because how could it not? An
arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards; well after a year of being
pulled backwards, I am sure I am going to be projected forward into something
beautiful. Good things in 2014,
everyone!! And definitely more blogs!
Xoxo
-LC
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