Happy New Year.

This time of year is a time for new beginnings and remembering old ones. As I sit here listening to Journey (Don't Stop Believin' to be exact) I think of what I look forward to this year, where I want to go, what I want to do, and what I hope to accomplish. Moments like these are good to think about what path I am currently travelling down in my life, and is it heading in the direction I want (and do I really have a choice)? It is also a good time to reflect on the past year, where I have been, what I have learned. This post is going to be about a few of these things.

Every year comes around, and I think about what has happened in this past year. The main thing that is consistent with every year is that it goes by too fast. The worst part is that the older I get, the faster time seems to fly by. Not a comforting realization. I also realize that with each year, and looking back on it, it helps give you the hindsight you need to see your growth. Much like my time in school, every semester was a struggle, and at the end of the semester I wasn't sure what I had learned. A semester later, still struggling, but realizing that the struggle from the semester before did leave nuggets of knowledge, so I wasn't doomed to struggle with the same things. That is exactly what I hope I get out of each year. Learn from my experiences, my accomplishments, and (most of all) my mistakes. I realize that this has been an important year for me. I have been able to clarify a number of things in my life and feel as if I am setting things straight providing myself with the sense of direction that will help me get where I want to go. I have come to terms with a few things that were not easy to let go, and am learning to deal with those that are still around.

As far as looking forward to the next year, my only resolution is to not have resolutions, or at least New Years resolutions. I don't like having the new year signifying the start of something, when any day is good enough to be the start of something. So, my resolution is to not wait to have a resolution, but begin whatever it is I hope to do, then and there, not letting time slip past. That and getting bunny hops on my track bike with as much height and efficiency as Gabe Morford.

The other thing that I figure I can clump into this is Fairwhether. I hope to push Fairwhether and keep creating with Dustin. I am excited to be setting this up with him, and starting to work on little projects together. I know this is going to be a huge year for him, and I wish him all the best with Cadence. Fairwhether is the embodiement of creating and I hope to continue creating more than I have these past few years. There is never enough creativity in the world and it comes in all forms, sizes, and shapes, and I feel that I have not been doing enough in the aspect. I hope to push the boundaries of how and what I create and Fairwhether is here to help me with that. It started a bit early for a New Years Resolution (the reason is above) but it is not a bad thing to think about it, and look towards it's future.

To all, Happy New Year and to new beginnings and remembering old ones. Make the most of it.