A Single Year

It's been one year since I started this blog. It's been one year since i purposely flipped my world up side down. I took a chance and it led me to who I am today, one year later.

What this year taught me::

- I never want to wonder "what if?"
- A good day cannot be ruined by a single bad event. The day still happened.
- Someone is always listening.
- You choose to be alone. You choose to not be.
- Happiness is essential to living.
- Don't drink a large soda before a roller coaster.
- Bad moods are contagious. So are good moods.
- Cherish each moment with the people you love.
- Hold your head up, they are watching.
- The longer you pretend to be strong, the easier it becomes.
- You only get one life, live it.
- Secrets are better shared.
- A baby changes everything.
- Smiling every day makes life worth it.
- Crying doesn't kill you.
- We all dream.
- The word teenager is a stereotype. And we all buy into it.
- If life is moving too fast, you can downshift.
- Even freedom is controlled.
- Choose your words carefully.
- A deep conversation changes people.
- My sister is always right.
- Everyone will hurt you.
- Everyone will talk about you. && you'll talk about them.
- Music cures sadness, but can cure happiness as well.
- Take as long as you want to let go of people, or situations.
- Hugs should be long.
- Kisses should be sweet.
- You make your life what it is.
- Epic can be good or bad.
- Money is important but hard to find.
- So are friends.
- Always bring a coat when your mom tells you to.
- Karma gets you. no matter what.
- Friends don't just get lost, they wander.
- Boys only say what they say because they know we want to hear it.
- Convers are best dirty.
- Orange makes me smile.
- People change. No matter what you do.
- They make phones really easy to drop.
- The strongest person you know will one day break down in front of you.
- Everyone deals with something hard.
- You don't find yourself, you make yourself.
- My plans always change.
- I can walk alone. But I don't have to.
- Emotions can save you.
- It's easy to forget who you are for a second, and that second impacts everything.
- Music really does heal.
- I built a wall around myself to avoid being hurt. And it's a lot harder to tear down than I thought.
- You can't love others without loving yourself.
- Regret only happens when forgiveness does not.
- Boys like to ruin everything.
- After a hard day of work you need good friends and good stories.
- Memories make the pictures, the pictures hold the memories.
- We make our own quotes to live by.
- Tragic endings make the story that much more epic.
- Feelings change, but that doesn't make the past lies.
- Following your heart is like having a compass that doesn't point north.
- You find how others really feel in times of trouble.
- The strongest feelings are those you don't want to feel.
- It's easy to buy into what they tell you.
- When you lose your mind, take a nap.
- Blink 182 will always save me.
- The least likely friends are the best.
- Life goes on, it's the people who choose to hold on.

Of course I can't put everything I've learned this year, but I can tell you that every second of this crazy, tragic, beautiful year has impacted who I am. I can't wait to do this all again. Life is taking me beyond where I thought I could go. I'm so different than who I expected to be.