I was looking at a picture of a mountain range. There were several peaks, going up and down, repeating this pattern. “One step at a time.” And I realized something…

Miley Cyrus sings “It’s the climb," that life is constantly an uphill battle. But maybe it’s not. You are not constantly moving upwards-- you reach peaks, you hit lows, it’s about the distance itself. Because no matter when you look back you see how far you have come, what you went through, you are constantly growing and changing. You are adapting and full of life. Full of your experiences.

Over college winter break, it has been nothing of a break. I've worked a lot, done what I could with my given time. Fortunately without classes and much else on my plate, I have had a lot of time to think, to reflect. Life has been constant since high school, graduation, college. One year seamlessly going into the next. Where I am now, it is hard to imagine that we are everything and all of our experiences, although we are not the same person we were when they occurred. Does this make sense? That the journey of life, your life, filled with different faces, ideas, opinions, and places. Your life that is your own but yet intertwined with a million others.

I came across a quote the other day. It went along the lines that life isn't about a problem that needs solved, but rather living in reality and just embracing all that happens. The journey of life isn't a path at all, but a wide open space. There is no maze with short stops and abrupt turns. And isn't that just crazy to realize?

I simply can't fathom all the people I was and will be, and somehow they are all me but I am not the same. It's an incredible journey with unlimited possibilities. That we are never truly out of options. And isn't that such a breath of fresh air?