Goodbye, 2007
It's the end of the year, and it's time to say goodbye not only to 2007, but to everyone and everything that made this year significant in any way. Hello to the memories, and goodbye to everything else.
So, goodbye to my freshman year.
Goodbye to crappy jobs.
Goodbye to friends, old and new.
Goodbye to the frustrations.
Goodbye to the joy.
Goodbye to the amused wonderment.
Goodbye to the inner discoveries.
Goodbye to a new love.
Goodbye to a new heartache.
Goodbye to confusion and anxiety.
Goodbye to carefree feelings and freedom.
Goodbye to everyone that caused me trouble.
Goodbye to everyone I cared about.
Goodbye to the 2007 Brandon. To everything that made him who he was, for better or for worse.
2007, I will mourn you.
I will mourn the person I was, and hope that his impact was for the good of the world or even for the good of a single person, however small it may have been.
However, this mourning won't be a bitter regret. This will be a mourning of fond remembrance, and even better, a mourning of growth. I will take everything you had to offer, 2007, and use it to grow, to be a better person. Pieces of you will go with me while others will eventually blur into faded memory. Despite what I take and what I leave behind, I treasure every moment you gave me, and the man you helped me to be.
And to 2008: I hope you're ready for me. 2007 beat the hell out of me at times, and at others it showed me some of the greatest parts of being human. It made me into who I am, and this Brandon is ready to come at you running. I'm shaking with anticipation, fear, and excitement at what you have in store for me.
My New Year's resolution? To remember everything that has made me who I am. To take whatever comes my way and focus it into becoming a better me. To fully embrace the pain, loss, love, uncertainty, and hope that life has to offer. To keep my heart on a peaceful, loving path, and to gain as much wisdom as I can.
Happy New Year.
So, goodbye to my freshman year.
Goodbye to crappy jobs.
Goodbye to friends, old and new.
Goodbye to the frustrations.
Goodbye to the joy.
Goodbye to the amused wonderment.
Goodbye to the inner discoveries.
Goodbye to a new love.
Goodbye to a new heartache.
Goodbye to confusion and anxiety.
Goodbye to carefree feelings and freedom.
Goodbye to everyone that caused me trouble.
Goodbye to everyone I cared about.
Goodbye to the 2007 Brandon. To everything that made him who he was, for better or for worse.
2007, I will mourn you.
I will mourn the person I was, and hope that his impact was for the good of the world or even for the good of a single person, however small it may have been.
However, this mourning won't be a bitter regret. This will be a mourning of fond remembrance, and even better, a mourning of growth. I will take everything you had to offer, 2007, and use it to grow, to be a better person. Pieces of you will go with me while others will eventually blur into faded memory. Despite what I take and what I leave behind, I treasure every moment you gave me, and the man you helped me to be.
And to 2008: I hope you're ready for me. 2007 beat the hell out of me at times, and at others it showed me some of the greatest parts of being human. It made me into who I am, and this Brandon is ready to come at you running. I'm shaking with anticipation, fear, and excitement at what you have in store for me.
My New Year's resolution? To remember everything that has made me who I am. To take whatever comes my way and focus it into becoming a better me. To fully embrace the pain, loss, love, uncertainty, and hope that life has to offer. To keep my heart on a peaceful, loving path, and to gain as much wisdom as I can.
Happy New Year.