Today.

My whole outlook on this year is different than any other year in my life so far I think.

I want it to be better.

I want to make the very most out of every moment I'm given.

Now, I know that life is going to happen.  And I know everything won't be wonderful.

There's going to be hard days.  And beautiful days.  Days where I'm going to just want to run away.  And then days that I will want to embrace with everything in me.

And I know it can be enjoyed.

I have so many dreams and desires for this year. 

Another new chapter. 

 I have wished that I could erase most of the last three chapters.  But, in all honesty, I've reached a new level of understanding.  I'm beginning to really see the beautiful things I've learned and continue to learn.  Things that I probably would have never learned had I not gone through the experiences I had.  Some I've openly shared.  Some that remain personal.  Some sacred.  

I've learned a lot about people.
Some you think you really know, but you really have no idea.
And that can go both ways - good and bad.

I've learned that some come in to your life for a time.  There are lessons to learn from those relationships, and then there's a time to let them go. 

I'm learning to let go.

Of a lot of things.

My experiences are creating me.  Shaping me.
The experiences my little family goes through together - they're building something incredible. 
Something that will last beyond the eternities.

We are a collective of every experience we have had and will have....

Here's to more experiences.
And the beautiful things they'll bring.