| Here's my tribute to a year that was like none before it.
2006, you brought me lots of laughter, pain, joy, and tears.
My new years resolutions from last year were carried out just fine, but they did not turn out how I had originally thought. In a journal entry dated December 30, 2005 I wrote:
"I like to think I have changed throughout my past years and also that I am ready to take more chances with life and with people. Opportunities are beginning to present themselves, and I think that I have learned not to let any opportunity slip by you. I only have one life, one chance, one story. I want to make it better and more exciting with every passing day, and every inspiring thought. It is the first segment of a new chapter of life. I am seventeen, and wishing to further embrace the world - hopefully with an open mind. . ." Well, that pretty much happened for me through a bunch of different ways. I experienced so many different emotions this past year, and all I can do is pray that I have learned from them all. All my mistakes piled up one on top of the other, but still I had some of the best times of my life. I met new people, kept old friends, broke relationships, and built some back up again. There are many things that happened this year that I hope I will never have to live through again, because they were some of the most painful things yet. But on top of that, and more importantly, I had some of the best times of my life, and some of the most meaningful conversations and experiences that I can never forget and certainly cannot ignore. So farewell, 2006, you've been a tough one to live with, but I thankyou.
and my only new years resolution for this year is to not repeat my mistakes,
and learn to love my life as it is, with all the joys and sorrows included. --Sara |
