"Walk into it, Breathe it in"

Now playing: Heart of the Matter - India Arie

         It's official, 2011 is over. I have a feeling that I will look back in 20 years and say, "that's the year that everything changed." There were high highs and low lows, but I'm confident that I am a better person for having gone through. As sad as it is to say goodbye to a year that was full of lifelong memories, I am excited for what 2012 has in store for me. Not only did I enter into a "new year, new me" mentality, but I also moved houses, as if changing my inner self wasn't enough. I see this all as my chance to start over, to reinvent myself a little, and this gives me hope. New years always gives everyone a reason to start over, to try something new, and a chance to be different, but I'm sure Feb. the resolutions will wear off and everyone will be back to old habits. So instead of giving myself a new years resolution, I have made a list of everything I want this year to be. included in the list are goals I have set for myself and small reminders of the things I find important. I'm hopeful that a year from now I can look back and say that I made this year everything I wanted it to be. Of course I'm not going into this challenge with a naive outlook. I know it will be hard and I will want to quit, but then I can remind myself of how I made it out of 2011 and if I can do that, I can do anything. So this year will be filled with forgiveness, loving myself and others, learning, thinking before speaking, understanding, and most of all breathing. 

so here's the 2012, here's to change, and here's to walking&breathing.

"Walk into it, breathe it in, let is crash through the halls of your arms...

 So when the world knocks at your front door, clutch the knob and open on up, 

running forward into its widespread greeting arms with your hands before you, 

fingertips trembling though they may be."

-AM

Emily