D. It was written

It is time to bid farewell to 2008. A year filled with so many remarkable milestones and certainly a year I will look back upon and smile. To briefly recount my achievements in no particular order. I was promoted to Account Executive at work. I moved into a one bedroom studio apartment in Manhattan. I entered a new salary bracket. I inched one year closer to 25. I enlarged my core circle of friends to include JH, MM, AB, MH, CA, and AM. I paid off my credit cards. I maintained significant headway in my personal life. I began steering my career in a more desirable direction. I've maintained those friendships most important to me. I have kept my family close despite the long distance. I have began building my home piece by piece. I have been consistently happy, albeit reflective throughout the year. I have remained optimistic in the face of "adversity." I have become smitten with few individuals, while only feeling the burn of one or two. I have proven that you can work hard and play just as hard. I have managed to save and build my 401(k). 

When I look back at 2008 it will always be a year of transition. It will be the year that I moved to Manhattan, really began to understand the affects city life has on me personally, psychologically and emotionally, and started to piece together the adult I am becoming. At this juncture in my life I am happy and never sad. I have come to accept the reality of many situations, embrace uncertainty and continue to accept change. I maintain a positive outlook on possibilities and opportunities, and I have come to appreciate the moments in my life that make you feel most alive. 

For 2009...I will not commit to resolve any detail of my daily life by making empty promises to myself. Rather, I will focus on enhancing the core values I have begun to nourish through my relationships with friends, family and acquaintances. I will work a little harder to further my career. I will open myself up to the possibilities of new relationships. I will work to maintain a healthy balance in all quadrants of my life. I would like to shake uncertainty, insecurity and indecisiveness. More than anything, my wish for 2009 is to continue to learn about the complexity that is me. There is still so much left to unravel and with every layer (so to speak), I find it gets more and more interesting to learn the make up of one's inner self. 

I'm throwing caution to the wind this year, and I could not be more excited to see what lies ahead. It was written.