so many thank you's
another year gone by
last year wishing you were here
arm in arm watching sunset fall over the farm
last year sharing pie with grandma
for the last time in this life
last year wishing things were different
this year, much the same, though oddly serene
at peace with where life is going and living life on life's terms
no longer my own will running the show
thankful to be powerless
for all the new people who have shown up
for all the old who have left
for a higher power, bigger than anything i'll ever understand
for learning, for love, for education, for children
thankful for better relationships
with self
with friends
with family
with life
with power
how far one travels within a year. seems so short, but so much can change. from never wanting to be alone to accepting independence and pause and bracing the unknown - life without a partner. embracing the state of peace that arrives when you have faith instead of blindly avoiding life's challenges under the wings of a man you've tried to make your living guardian angel. it never worked. thankful for being okay alone. being happy and fulfilled and living with purpose.
change. so insanely thankful for change.
for this one life. for direction, for purpose, for value.
