A Year, What is in it?

For many of us a year starts on one of two days, it starts on either on our birthdays or on the 1st of January. Reality is a year can be anything. It can start on different days. It can start on a different day depending on situation. Depending on situation we may look at our lives differently and one day may stay in our minds and a year later it may still matter and be the place holder for us.

I saw this earlier on Facebook and it was all too true. A lot can happen in a year. A new life can start for a person. A new chapter can begin, we can change, we can become new. Maybe in that year life was not so great, but as long you get through it that is what matters. Chances are it helped to make you who you are. What does a year mean for you? 

For me a year symbolizes exactly what this picture says. Everything is different and a year does a lot for me. On October 30th, 2013 I was told to change my major in the middle of my junior year and I was devastated. A year later (2014) I was stronger, happier, and on a better path. Then my first semester of graduate school was horrible. I was on a horrible path for me and extremely upset. I had a lot of anxiety and I did not where I was heading. I changed my major and got involved with Celebrate Recovery, and my life changed. This last year did a lot for me. Last year everything was different, I was different, but now I happy truly happy, I am loving life, and I excited for everything. Point is everything in last year did not start on January 1st or my birthday. In some ways the end of March 2016 started my recent path, because I chose to live my life happy and to not let life get to me. But in many more ways my year started on July 1st 2016 because that was the day I went to Celebrate Recovery for the first time and that day has brought me so many blessings and helped me to become ME. 

Regardless of situation and how you react to it if you are changed by the situation then you have a year to look at later. Do not wait for a "new year" to change your life. Go ahead and do it now. Let life guide you and see where a year takes you. Who knows it could be a better you.