To 2014 in The Day To Day Ramblings

For 2014 I want to both be harder on myself and more gentle. I want to hold myself to a higher standard but cut myself more slack. I want to challenge myself to be greater but accept my own humanness with more grace. I want to reach new heights while embracing my limitations. I want to better the relationships around me without compromising myself and I want to be a better listener, confidant, advocate and friend than I am right now.

This is all so obscure and obtuse and undefinable that I find myself struggling to understand how to achieve it. I know I want it but I don't know how to get there or what needs to change. I'd say time and experience help all of those things because I know that I'm vastly better at all of them at 28 years old than I was at 13 or18 or 23. But still the drive remains to continue to work on this. I want to grow, always, consciously and with purpose, with intent and focus, in all of these strange, undefinable, personal and empowering ways.

For 2014 I wish each of you growth - personal, professional, romantic, spiritual and beyond. I wish you a stronger sense of the value in having both powerful wings and deep roots. I wish you introspection, awareness, time for contemplation and a profound sense of appreciation. I wish you blessings upon blessings, enough struggle to make you humble and enough celebration to make you thankful.

To 2014. Can't wait to share it all with each of you.