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Greeting a New Year and Reflecting On the Past

Thinking Back and Figuring Out Ways to Move Forward in a Better Light

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Greeting a New Year and Reflecting On the Past

As we are now entering into 2020, I would like to take a moment and look back on the past year and what i have gone through. There have been a lot of ups and downs this year as well as swear and tears put into personal goals and defeats. One major thing that happened this year was losing my grandmother in July. She was absolutely an extraordinary woman and someone that I really admired. She had been sick and uncomfortable for many years but pushed through with a smile, positivity and a dash of inappropriate words and sass. She was the woman who truly taught me how to push through any difficult situation and achieve my goals, two of which being making captain and my summer camp and getting a bid from Chi Omega, the same sorority she was also in. I miss her everyday and can feel her presents often. Another hard time I had last year was being told after a silly slip and fall i had that I would have to undergo another knee operation. This completely sent me back to my high school years when I had a knee reconstruction that made me feel depressed and isolated and that is something that I did not ever want to feel again. There are so many things that did not turn out the way I hoped or wanted them to but instead of dwelling on how I wanted them to turn out, I instead decided to think of it as these situations happened the way they did because of God. This was his plan and he has a purpose for everything. Fortunately there have been several positives things that happened in 2019. My sister graduated college and is now enrolled in nursing school. I am so proud of what she has done and watching her dedicate herself to achieving her dream is just one of the reasons why I am so grateful to have her as a sister. Also I felt like I really found my way in college as I entered my Sophomore year of college, and found my true passion and major which is accounting. So as I enter this new year, year 2020, I want to focus on myself and keeping a positive vibe not only so I am easy and fun to be around but also to keep my spirits high and know that this is Gods plan for me. Everyday I am thankful for all the people He has put in my life and heres to living 2020 with no regrets.

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