This past year has truly been one like none other. Through the insane highs and drastic lows, 2019 has become a year of the most growth. As the time continues to tick past us, the closer we are to the new year! Although I am so ready to look into 2020, I think it's incredibly important to look back at all the things 2019 brought.
2019 started strong for sure! I am so lucky to be able to explore new places with loved ones and gain story- telling worthy memories. As some may know 2018 was my personal "Year of Yes" so I was beyond ready to take those yeses and put them into action. My biggest yes was deciding to compete in a pageant, and I began 2019 by giving up my very first local title in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization. Within the following weeks, I was diving full force into the spring semester of my junior year of high school and experiencing so many first. Some good and some bad, but all worth witnessing. From my first Broadway musical (Hamilton), to getting my car stuck in the mud, to attending as many fairs as possible, to pageants, taking my first (and hopefully last) ever SAT and ACT, to spontaneous beach trips, AP exams, my final day of high school, my first facial, a summer filled of science classes, getting my first real job, the beginning of my SENIOR YEAR, and increasing my involvement with awareness outreach organizations. I've definitely kept very busy this year, but I would not have wanted it any other way.
As I have previously mentioned 2019 was a year of growth. Every day and every event that occurred influenced me. This was also the first time I was able to take things that have been engraved in me since I was a child and notice it in my daily life. As Newton's 3rd Law states: every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The funny thing is you learn this in science back in middle school, but it takes some time to truly notice this happening. No matter the high I experienced this year... a low just as influential came around the corner. I like to think this is just another reminder that God is always watching over us and finds way to teach us the greatest of life lessons. I am a firm believer that God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers and all that we go through is a part of this perfectly crafted masterpiece. By far the biggest lesson I took away from this year was EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON! So much of this year was spent confused on purpose and my place in things. No matter how hard I worked for something that I thought I really wanted I didn't get. Yet I gained so much more and was guided to mew things I never knew I wanted but needed. Sometimes we are meant to take the scenic route. For the first time in my life I was fully content with everything going on in life.
2019 you have in no way been an easy one, but one I am sure grateful for you. You have tested me, lit up a new path, brought the most beautiful souls into my life, and taught me so much about myself. I think about the person I was at this time last year and boy we are light years apart. As much as I love the person I was then, I am so blessed to be who I am today. You have given new things to be grateful for and plenty of things to stress over (college x100). You gave me a different outlook on life. As much as I am thankful to have lived you... I am looking forward to all that 2020 has to offer.
With a happy heart
Peace Out 2019 and the 2010 decade!
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