“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
-G. K. Chesterton

Summary

At my graduation, a duet was sung, and a certain line really stuck with me:

I hope you never look back, but I hope you never forget.

Do you ever hear something, and then it strikes you that whatever you just heard is exactly the thing you needed to hear? You've unexpectedly stumbled upon a gem of wisdom, a truth that you somehow knew existed but had yet to put articulately into words. It's so true, so applicable, and yet the wording is so simplistic. 

I feel like this is something particularly relevant to coping with this last year. 

I think I've benefited from moving. It's difficult thinking about the things I missed, but then I realize that I have everything I need, and I should be grateful for the opportunities presented to me regardless of where I live. I needed this move to help me realize things about my life. 

To sum up the past, rather odd, year of my life: increased sense of humility & gratitude, more independence, more responsibility, greater appreciation for and recognition of my life's blessings, confidence, learning the importance of friends, and a closer relationship with my Heavenly Father & immediate family. 

I wouldn't do it differently if I found the rewind button of life.

Just keep in touch, k?

I want to ride on the back of a moped with a ridiculously good looking boy.