2014 was my year. 2014 was the year I left everything familiar behind, and took off with nothing but a backpack and a passport and a desire to explore the world. This was the year I truly got to know myself, inside and out. No one else on earth who knows exactly what I've been through, the good and the bad. It belongs to me and only me.
I am leaving 2014 a different person than I was when I started it. Not because I've changed, really. But because I have learned what I am capable of. What I have always been capable of, but was too scared to ever test. I no longer use the phrase "I could never do that" because I can do anything.
While many of my friends back home are falling in love for the first time, learning the dynamics of relationships and compromise, I was learning about myself. Every time I had a hard day, it was a day to remind me what I am made of. The only person I know will be with me every second of every day of this life is me. So I learned to really love myself.
I met amazing people along the way and together we had incredible experiences and those times will always belong to us no matter where in the world we end up. I don't know where I would be without all the people who helped me along the way, loved me, or simply shared space with me. I met people who helped reveal my own shortcomings to me. I met people who lifted me higher than I ever thought possible. I met so many people just like me who reminded me just when I was starting to doubt myself, that I'm not crazy. I can do this. And I did.
2014 was my year. It was a year of adventure and self discovery, excitement and sometimes terror, heartbreak, but more than that love. I am grateful for every lesson and every opportunity I've had this year. 2014 will always belong to me.
I am leaving 2014 a different person than I was when I started it. Not because I've changed, really. But because I have learned what I am capable of. What I have always been capable of, but was too scared to ever test. I no longer use the phrase "I could never do that" because I can do anything.
While many of my friends back home are falling in love for the first time, learning the dynamics of relationships and compromise, I was learning about myself. Every time I had a hard day, it was a day to remind me what I am made of. The only person I know will be with me every second of every day of this life is me. So I learned to really love myself.
I met amazing people along the way and together we had incredible experiences and those times will always belong to us no matter where in the world we end up. I don't know where I would be without all the people who helped me along the way, loved me, or simply shared space with me. I met people who helped reveal my own shortcomings to me. I met people who lifted me higher than I ever thought possible. I met so many people just like me who reminded me just when I was starting to doubt myself, that I'm not crazy. I can do this. And I did.
2014 was my year. It was a year of adventure and self discovery, excitement and sometimes terror, heartbreak, but more than that love. I am grateful for every lesson and every opportunity I've had this year. 2014 will always belong to me.
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