Dreams. Love. Goals. Heartbreaks. Change. Trials. Happiness. Opportunities. I'm sure the list could go on and on. It's always amazing to me how fast it seems a year can come and go yet how much can occur in those 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days and if you really want to get deep 8,765 hours and some change. When I think about how many times I've said to myself, "There just aren't enough hours in the day" and then look at how many hours are in a year, I wonder if having more would really slow things down or just add to the fire of it's meteoric pace. Either which way, I've been doing some serious reflecting on the past year and after a stroll at the beach yesterday, I finally found the burst of writing drive I was searching for to share all the thoughts I've been storing away in my thought bank, which unfortunately doesn't gain interest of any kind, therefore, it's only right that I share with those who are inclined to read.
I'm sure by now it doesn't take a blog post for me to share with you what big change I went through in 2010. I'm also sure it's no surprise to anyone that within that change also lies accomplishing a major goal, jumping on an incredible opportunity that all centered around a dream. If you didn't guess my move to San Francisco for work being at the epicenter of that non-surprise, then I don't suggest going on Jeopardy.
As I wrote the intro to this post, I looked back and wondered if I really experienced all of those things. In a lot of ways yes, in some ways not quite, but at least parts of the feelings that come with those experiences. I can say for sure that 2010 was not my year for falling in love, but I can say it was the first year in several years that I sincerely felt that if it came into my life, I was ready for it, and for the right reasons. I can also most certainly say that if it finds me in 2011, I'm still just as ready and if anything, there was at least one experience in 2010 that was the tell all moment which reassured me that I was in fact ready for something special. Heartbreak? Not quite- which is good. Although, I am brought back to a time that was at minimum, confusing and in some ways disheartening, but nothing a short bit of time couldn't take care of which we should all know by now is the key to bouncing back and oftentimes, bouncing back stronger and higher. Trials? Oh sure, if there's someone reading this who doesn't have a few trials throughout their year, then please, stop reading and reveal yourself.
Sometimes I think the most ironic part of my year in 2010 was that the low points of trials, frustrations, disenchantments and pure suckage (Gosh I love when I can throw a good made up word in there that fits well and describes itself) also ended up tying right into my high moments of euphoria, thankfulness, and pure bliss which has really taught me that there's somewhat of an art of resilience that falls into it all.
You see, it was the low moments that made me realize the only person who could change those negative circumstances was myself. It was as if I suddenly saw this recipe of life all around me which consisted of a mixture of dreams and goals, bountiful days of a positive attitude, gallons and liters and barrels of personal strength and personal belief- baked at approximately 98.6 degrees for several months and viola- what once was part of a year that felt stale, dry, partially tasteless turned into the most succulent, rich, and delicious year I could've asked for. The best part about it, I made it all on my own, and so can you.
No matter how fast a year may seem to come and go and no matter how high and how low it may get, the coolest part about life is at the end of the day, we can all make our own batch of goodness- all you need to do is open your pantry of pre-stocked life ingredients and stir away.
Trust me, it's one recipe you won't dislike.
