How enlightening.

I have been thinking a lot of thoughts lately.

And yes, they involve my past. Of course they involve my past. This time last year, a critical part of me began to change and now, I'm trying to figure out where to go from here. It's been 365 days of struggles, disdain, happiness, tears, forgiveness, grudges, jealousy, stress, excitement, wonder...

Ultimately: change. Then again, a lot has remained the same.

Just...those past feelings and thoughts come back and it's hard to know what to do. Should I bask in them or should I run the other way? I think either way, you are screwed. If you focus too much on the past, you lose sight of the Now. If you completely disregard the past, you don't learn anything from your failures or your triumphs. I've been in both situations too many times and I've grown by aiming for middle ground. I aim for remembering--not dwelling on--the past as well as learning from it.

For now, that's all I can hope for.