"Happiness is finding out you're not so dumb after all."
- peanuts, a treasury of happiness
Maybe it's all the exercise I get from ultimate twice a week, maybe it's having more time to hang out with people while also getting pockets of me-time in, or maybe it's simply that I'm loving the season in life that I'm in... but I've been feeling quite the awesome as of late. August has seen a slow-down of sorts now that small group is on break for the month and I get an extra "free night" of the week. That said, those free nights are quickly filling up with hang outs and chillage with various friends... which, really, at the end of the day, I don't really mind at all.
Looking back exactly a year ago today, I'm baffled by how much things have changed. Even more astounding is how much I feel I've grown and how much I, myself, have changed. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I'm so very blessed. Blessed to have my close circle of friends who have really shown that they've got my back through thick & thin and aren't afraid to give me a smack across the head when I'm being stupid, blessed with new friends that I've grown to know in the past year and just this summer, blessed with an amazing family, blessed with a great job in which there's so much potential and room for career growth and development, and oh so much more. I think it's taken a journey through this past year, with all its ups and downs, highs and lows, to really see and embrace and rejoice in these blessings, which is why when looking back in retrospect, I can't ever regret the way things played out last summer.
Of course that's not to say that everything in my life is a bed of roses and trouble-free. In fact, I'm quite the convinced that some of the things that happen in my life is proof that God's got a sense of humour, throwing me curve balls when I least expect it, saying something like "Hey! THINK FAST!" That said, despite the surprises and unexpected turns, life is just so sweet at the moment... and I'm choosing to simply live it to the fullest. :)