I've come to realize that not everyone in my life are as stable contributors as I'd like, but that's life. People come and go, yet the moments you have with those who are there, truly there are the moments you remember. I've come to realize that life is short, but when you're living right it doesn't seem that short at all because the doors keep opening- rather we keep finding them, and we'll never stop searching for those gateways to new things because staying stagnant is useless in this life. It's not all about what you've done, who you've dated, what you've seen or where you've gone, but the journey where you hit with each one of those spots and the breathless moments where you love life more than you've ever loved it before. I've come to realize its about the growth in myself that evolves rather than the number on my paycheck. I've come to realize that it's the people I would never expect to learn so much from, yet those are the relationships that have become invaluable. I've come to realize that it's okay to be afraid of the future, it's okay to fear change because as humans we're drawn to security, comfort and stability but in the end those three things will never be enough to Thrive. I want to thrive. I've come to realize a lot of things, one of which is the more I learn the less I'm sure of. I've come to realize it's okay to question people and things, but when we fall into becoming so jaded that it taints our potential for each day than we've sunk too deep in a bowl of cynical pessimism. It's about finding the balance between curious and naive and learning from the moments where being blind made you all too aware of how things work in this world. I've come to realize that new vision is priceless and self-shaping. I've come to realize sometimes I feel so lost in this life, but I have a solid compass eternally strapped tightly to my heart and know wherever I end up I'll be more than just okay- I'll thrive.