Where I've Been 2012
Ah, 2012. It was a year of dreams, old and new, it was a time to sit in silent contemplation for ten days, to go deep, to let go, to suddenly feel like breaking free. It was a time to embrace myself, to accept all of it, to succeed and fail at this, to uncover some demons, to realize they were never quite as horrible as I always thought. It was a birthday present like no other, a phone call made to a friend for support, it was being too scared to make that final click on the laptop and then feeling absolutely relieved once I did, of wondering what I had just done, of knowing only that it was the right choice. It was a time of turning 39, of pensive reflection, of getting excited for change. It was talking to others about my future and getting caught up in a frenzy of contagious inspiration, of making plans and not really knowing what I was doing or saying or how it would all come together but somehow trusting, always knowing, that it would. It was saying goodbye to coffee, nine yea