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I don't really have to say that 2016 wasn't a great year, do I? The world was a mess; physically and mentally, I've kind of been a mess in so many ways, and so many things fell by the wayside for longer than they should have. I wasn't very creative. I wasn't very good at keeping myself together.
But 2016 is also the year where I moved, the year where I left the job from hell, the year where a lot of things changed for the better. Last year felt like there was no growth whatsoever. This year was probably not as much growth as there could have been, or should have been, but on a purely personal level, I would not trade where I am now for where I was a year ago. I don't feel like I'm stuck, I don't feel like I'm balancing at the edge of a cliff, and I don't feel like I'm a terrifying free fall, either. I don't know how to describe where I am now, but it feels a lot more hopeful than I have in... a while.
This year, I'd love to say it's going to be full steam ahead and no holding myself back, but let's be honest - I'm not that person. Maybe I never will be. But I can try and let other people help me get out of my own way, and I can try and keep moving forward, even if I'm scared. I don't think I did too badly in 2016.
So here's to forward motion.
But 2016 is also the year where I moved, the year where I left the job from hell, the year where a lot of things changed for the better. Last year felt like there was no growth whatsoever. This year was probably not as much growth as there could have been, or should have been, but on a purely personal level, I would not trade where I am now for where I was a year ago. I don't feel like I'm stuck, I don't feel like I'm balancing at the edge of a cliff, and I don't feel like I'm a terrifying free fall, either. I don't know how to describe where I am now, but it feels a lot more hopeful than I have in... a while.
This year, I'd love to say it's going to be full steam ahead and no holding myself back, but let's be honest - I'm not that person. Maybe I never will be. But I can try and let other people help me get out of my own way, and I can try and keep moving forward, even if I'm scared. I don't think I did too badly in 2016.
So here's to forward motion.
