The lived and learned bucket

Christmas was magical, it was the first time I've seen Abbey opening her gifts with such excitement, it was awesome to spend a good time together. It was fun to do the whole leave cookies for Santa tradition that I never had, all in all...magical.

After the crazy holidays, there's this week of silence that follows. Just a couple of days before a whole new year begins...just a couple of days for you to figure out what you learned, what you accomplished and to set your mind up for what you want out of yourself next year. It's amazing really, what a new year could really mean. It means everything is done, it means there's still a lot of better things to do, it means hope, it means blank canvas, it means another chance and getting it right, freedom to do it again, better, bigger. It could mean so many things and have different meanings to everyone but there's something refreshing about it and I think we all want to start over in a way or another. I sure know that there's a lot of things I must throw in the lived and learned bucket. I think that things happen for a reason and whether or not you decide to change or not, whether or not you forgive and forget, it was done and the best thing you can do, is just learn from it and move on. Move with life, move on with yourself. Leave it to fate, to God, to whatever controls the magic clock of life. I have faith, I know that I have a lot of things I need to change. I am looking forward to see these changes in me, I'm excited about proving to myself how strong I am, and the kinda things I could really do. I can't wait to kick some ass in this New Year and better myself and so many ways. I know I could do it, I know that it takes dedication, it takes courage, it takes chances, but here's my first chance...a whole NEW year. A whole new blank page to write, a new canvas to paint, a new year to live. Life is what you make of it, and I see myself making WONDERS.