**WARNING, TL;DR**Another year has come and gone... I'm a little older, a little wiser, and I'm filled with a little more humility. You learn a lot when you're forced to face your life head on. No one can live it better than you. No one can face your trials better than you. Even if you can share a tragedy with others who were affected, no one can make the realization of your own life's worth better than you. Or even when you can share your life with that one person who is your bedrock, you alone are culpable in dealing with your journey. Take control; take a stand to always love, nurture, and lift up others. Trust in and abide by your loved ones. Your feelings flow like water and change with the seasons, but love is a constant that determines our entire understanding. . . #birthdayrant #birthday #ayearinthelife #yearlylessons #love #adoration #newbeginnings #newadventures #newjournies