This year has taught me, more than anything, to enjoy the silence. The nights when the earth seems completely still, rotating to nothing but a sweet hum. Peace within our hearts and our lives is often confused for boringness. But I have learned to be content with the everyday, understanding that it cannot always be filled with raw adventure and novelty. I am most happy during these moments, when all I have witnessed and experienced comes to fruition within my mind and heart, and I am confronted by the beauty of the universe - which asks nothing from me but sheer existence. I am fortunate to be alive, to breathe the air that I do, and to live the life that I know. The sun sets and rises without apology or concern, and I am lucky enough to be its witness.
