2012: A New Year, A New Beginning, A Blank Canvas

Well, it's now the third day of 2012. Thank God 2011 is over, because last year sucked. Yeah, it had a few good moments and everything, but it was mostly a really bad year. As I look back on 2011, I see how far I've come and how much I've changed. I mean, ever since I started going to Kingwood college, I've changed a lot, emotionally, mentally and physically. I guess that's what happens when you start really growing up, but I know I've got a lot more growing up to do. And this year, I'm making it my new years resolution to become a better person. I know that sounds like such a cliche, but it's true. I've changed, but not all of those changes were for the better. I know I have things I need to work on, after all, doesn't everyone? But I know that last year I hurt people by things I said and did. I know I can't take back any of that. But it's a new year, and I want to make a fresh, new start. And I want to fix those bad changes I made. I want to become the person everyone used to know, not the person I've become.

But last year wasn't all bad. Definitely not. There were some pretty great things that happened in 2011. I turned 21, I met some new, awesome friends, I was in 'Carmen' at my college, I was in an awesome show called "Zaney Muldaney", I started Dance Performance class, I was in my first dance concert, and I began to learn how to choreograph. I found a side of me I never knew was there: I found that I could dance and that I'm pretty good at it. I may not be the best or have much experience, but I've found that I do love dance. I also fell in love, but I'd rather not talk about that; it's still pretty complicated and a little personal. Anyway, that about summarizes all the good things that happened in 2011. I'm not going to talk about the bad things. I don't want to dwell on the bad things anymore. I want to forget all that and look forward to the future, focus on this year and think about all the possibilities and things I have coming up this year that I have to look forward to, like going to England and Scotland this summer with my college choir, and going to Sam Houston in the fall.

Oh, I'd like to post a few quotes about the new year.

"Be always at War with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better person." ~ Benjamin Franklin

"The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul." ~ G. K. Chesterton

"Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens

I would post more, but those were the only good ones I could find, haha! So yeah, I guess that's all for now. It's almost 1 in the morning, and I am hoping that tonight I can actually go to sleep before 4 in the morning (on Saturday night, New Years Eve, I didn't manage to fall asleep until 4... yeah, now my sleep cycle is even more screwed up. Oh well) until next time, dear readers. Ciao!