everybreathisnew

It's 2014. And this is a post of my last day in 2013. I got to spend it with my favorite people in the world, doing one of my favorite things. These are some of the photos my Aunt took of me photographing my cousins, and even though I didn't take these, I am using them because they remind me to come back to the things I love more often then usual, and to remember the people I love in the coming years.

I just can't help but think that the most important thing I need to remember this year is that every moment is a new moment. Every breath is a new breath. Every step is a new step.

Looking back on the past year, SO much has happened in my life. I've lived in three different places, traveled to new places, and made some of the best friends in the world. I've gained some of the greatest lessons from service, and came to a much greater understanding of myself as a Baha'i. I've deepened in my yoga practice more then I ever thought possible, and expanded my mind through my education.

But I have experienced many obstacles too. Obstacles that stem mostly from myself.

There are lots of things I am still holding onto, and people who are taking up too much of my attention and emotion. Some people have come into my life and left, but I can't let go of them because of how much good they have brought into my world.

There are some people in my life where I feel things have been left open-ended, but that I can't do anything to tie these loose ends. There are things I want to say, but haven't said them, nor can I ever say them.

As each new year comes, I always think of these people in my life who have gotten me to where I am today but they don't even realize it. I love and respect the people who are consistently in my life right now, but there are people I maybe don't speak to or see anymore who have contributed more to my spirit then they could ever know. I am thankful, grateful, and ever in debt to those people who were in my life...but maybe it's time to take a breath, and breathe in the new moment, the new year, and focus on the people in my present moment.

Goodnight and happy new year !

<3S