The end of one, The beginning of another

So it's almost the end of the year and I always look back and reflect so I thought I would do just that. I've met some great people and made some great friends while still losing others along the path. It's kind of a sad thing when friends part ways but it happens. I honestly can say I tried my best and left nothing out in the cold.

I've worked for an amazing company that I now have to decide if I will part ways with and make the switch to a new one or stay on and make do with what I have.

I've dated some amazing women and know better what I want out of a relationship. I dated a girl named Michelle this year and I must say she was one of the most beautiful, talented and loving women I have ever met. Things ended between us and she is now married and her husband is an extremely lucky man to have her by his side. I still think almost everyday about how much I wish I still had her in my life.

I've gone forward with schooling to the point of exhaustion. Pain beyond my wildest dreams as I contemplated formulas for calculus, chemistry and logic. Played as hard as I could in volleyball and studied my brain out during finals weeks.

I've had the worst confrontations with family that I've ever had, including being told that I they won't talk to me anymore, yet I feel closer to them than I have in a long time.

I've worked towards goals and have achieved many of them while still failing at others. I have soared as I with the champions of this world and helped others to do the same at times, yet at moments I have found myself crashing to the ground in a flaming mass of self destruction.

I have found out who my true friends are and who is willing to stand by me at all times and who is waiting to stab me in the back. One thing I've learned is no matter what you do sometimes the words people use against you are far stronger than the actions you use to probe the opposite.

I've learned a lot about people and what they want from me and what I want from them. I've had things happen that I never in my wildest dreams thought would ever be a possibility for me yet I have achieved them and more.

Over all this year has been full of ups and downs, ins and outs, bruises and cuts, championships and successes and I am proud of the way I have lived my life. As Ol' Blue Eyes himself once said "To think I did all that, And may I say not in a shy way, Oh no, oh no, not me, I did it my way."

As always hit hard, drive forward and keep your feet moving.