by
Mysteree

And so, as this year exhales

Releasing it's last breath of life

An emission of struggle, of love, of relief

I embrace everything

Every obstacle and trial handed to me

Over the past twelve months

Each day, oftentimes, represented a decade

An era that seemed to never end

I almost forgot about beginnings, fresh starts,

the new year ahead of me

In my mind I release the pain of growth

And in the same breath

Almost paralleling this thought

I welcome the valleys and the hills and the roads

I must tread in the coming year

I will not make promises

Nor will I expect

I will simply.....live

And in my living, it will not be in vain

For I will create in me a better self

A free spirit

of mind, of love, of prosperity, of security,

of devotion, of peace

I resolve not to resolve

To place all cares in the hands of the creator

Where they will rest easy

I will love myself

thoroughly and completely,

infinitely and endlessly without ceasing

Endlessly without remembering yesterday

Without looking back

I move forward to my destiny

A step closer to my purpose

And as the new year approaches

I say "Goodnight" to the past

And "Goodmorning" to the next year of my future

It's been real.......

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