Holy shit! What a year; jam-packed with great friends, old and new, and a couple of dominating life lessons.
I learned this year that no matter the circumstance, I have no control over the decisions, views and behaviors of other people. Sounds like a no-brainer, I know. From the ex-boyfriend of a year and a half ago to my own daughter of 15 years, they are making their own decisions and creating their own futures.
Sabrina is a young adult who, like every young adult before her, thinks she knows all and is invincible; and like a lot of us, she will wish she could turn back the clock someday and do things differently. In the meantime, I'll do what I can to help her along; but I know now that I can't do it for her. Love ya Bean.
Steve... Now what I learned from him this year is similar to the "Sabrina Lesson" in that I can't make his choices for him. But the lesson that really has been staring me in the face this entire year is that while I felt compassion and empathy for him, he didn't deserve my patience. I won't ever, in regards to anyone, make that mistake again.
Now on to better things; my friends, old and new. I have a soft spot for my Bebes family, yes, even you Pam, haha! You guys and gals are great! Of course I love my REAL family; everyone should know that my relatives are the most, awesome, funny, crazy, creative, caring bunch of lunatics ever! Then there are the handful of people that made my year better than the last: Robyn Reeves, BJ & Joe Melick, John Read, Emily Carnes, Tony Charlton & Frank Martin, you guys are awesome and I'm so grateful for your friendship. (If you are not named then you're even more fantastic and I didn't want to make the others feel bad, haha!)
As for a new years resolution... Let's just say I'm not writing anything in stone, however, I would like to write a book ;)
Happy New Year everyone!
Make every day count :)
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