Well, it’s that time of year again where I regularly reflect on the past year, in other words, a birthday.
Thank you all for your birthday wishes and calls! It seems that I’m getting a call or text every 5 minutes with someone wishing me well.
What a trip around the sun it’s been. I’ve completed two years of school, moved two (almost three) ranks up in Tae Kwon Do, became a fulltime employee, signed a lease agreement (actual move is in July), flew down to New Mexico, became involved with CAB, and made a bunch of new friends at points along the way as well cultivate existing ones.
In looking back over the last 22 years…well the parts I can remember, this past year I’ve seen a lot of change to myself. I’ve grown more confident in my gifts and can much more easily interact and relate with people. My relationship with my siblings and parents has strengthened so much that I am going to miss them when they leave for far off places.
Friends and friendship, have never been better. Throughout my years, I’ve always been “uptight” and uncomfortable about social situations, but I’ve been able to “let go” this year for what feels the first time ever. Before my mind has always been a tempest of indecision with an inability to just do and have a good time and I think that this is part if not most of the reason for the relationship grown I’ve been seeing in friends (and family).
While some may differ, but I think that my “faith” has grown as well. Whether that be a lot or little I cannot say, but I find myself thinking much more about such things and how it impacts me and the others who inhabit this globe. I use “faith” mainly as a placeholder here because I don’t think it’s quite strong enough to convey what I’m meaning. That is, what one could call faith is something I accept as fundamentally true, unshakable and no amount of arguing will dislodge it. (Which I suppose the definition of faith is?)
All in all, it’s been quite a ride, and so I leave you with parting gift on my 22nd birthday.
