It's Time

The New Year brings a fresh start, at least that's what people think. I'm going to be honest, January 1^st didn't feel any different than December 31^st. People look at New Years as a fresh start but you have the chance at a fresh start everyday. The sun will always rise and then set and you will always have a chance to make tomorrow better than today. New Years should be a time of reflection of the past year. The accomplishments, the mistakes, and everything in between. It should also be a time to look forward to the coming year and all it has to offer. The New Year is truly a time to ponder your past decisions and to plan for the future.

Each year brings different challenges and these change as we grow. In elementary school, the New Year was just another day, just another year. Now as we grow older and we look at the year ahead of us, there are new goals to work towards and expectations to meet. For me, at this point in my life, this year brings huge decisions. The biggest is college. I am going to be graduating in a year and a half and I still have no idea where I'm going to go to college. I have to enter the real world soon. Apart from college, I could also go on another path which would cause me to graduate a year later than I'm suppose to. For this path I would move away from home, my friends, and my hometown, a year earlier. I can't go into detail about this path because it has yet to be paved. It is slowly being cleared of brush and leaves, and will soon become a new adventure.

Its only the third day of the year and I am already ready for it to be over. I'm not scared, I'm excited. This will be the most exciting year of my life so far. The decisions I make will be life-changing. I am so thankful for all of the opportunities in reach. And if these opportunities turn out to be failures, I will know that everything happens for a reason. If I fail, those paths weren't right for me in the first place. This year will fly by and I hope by next New Years Eve, while I am reflecting on 2013, I will have a smile on my face and say, “This was a great year.” So bring it on 2013, I'm ready to fight. (430)