And so it is...

Foreword

I'm quite aware it's nearly 1am on New Year's morning and that I should be out with my friends but I'm writing a blog instead, however, I have to get up for work at 5am and I did go out until a little after midnight so I'm not completely lame.  Just partially...

Non-Foreword (because I don't know what else to call it, are there any people that are actually good at English reading this?)

And so we have a new year on our hands.  After a pretty awful 2008, I'm welcoming this year with a new perspective on life.  I'm going to forget all the garbage that's happened in the past year.  All the things that have happened are merely another chapter in my life and it's time to start a new one.  At this point however, there are some things that happened and some people that have really bothered my mental health and I can't forgive that right now.  BUT, I'm not going to let those things drag me down anymore.  I'm better than that.

On the other hand, despite the mess of a year, I've learned a lot.  I've learned to not take anything or anyone for granted.  I've learned to not get upset about petty things.  I've learned to apologize and admit my mistakes.  I've learned I am a good person no matter how much I've beat myself up in the past.  I've learned to listen to my intuitions.  I've learned that I have the greatest family and friends in the world and I love them more than I could tell you.  But most importantly, I've learned that God has a plan for all of us.  I'm not going to sit here and preach to you, but there's no doubt in my mind that everything happens for a reason and that things will work out.  It's not always easy, but it's what needs to happen to have things work according to His plan.

And with a new year comes the dreaded "resolutions".  This year, I'm going to resolve to make things better for not only myself, but for other people.  I'm not talking about the whole "oh I'm gonna go to the gym daily, run 5 miles a day, blah blah blah. I play like 5 soccer games a week, that's enough.  I'm talking about having a better soul and trying to spread that to others.  I'm going to make an effort to not talk badly about anyone because I know how much it hurts to have someone say bad things about you.  I also want to try to fix things with my temper.  I know that I've done, said and thought some pretty awful things while I was angry that have disappointed myself and disappointed others. I want to be someone to be proud of and not someone to be disappointed in.  I just want to try to be a better person in general.  I'm certainly not saying I'm a bad person.  (If you're paying attention to this blog, I even said I think I'm a good person :p ) But I want to step it up and be better than good.

And so with that, I'm through with my blog for now.  I'm not promising any over night changes, but it's definitely something I'm going to work toward.  I'm going to need your help, but this is all pretty obtainable.  Have a little faith in me, okay?

So have a great year everyone.  Learn something useful every day, trust who you love, keep what's important and know who's your friend.