Forward Progression

I think it's interesting, when we sit back and reflect, how far we can come in such little time. This upcoming week marks the beginning of my senior year of undergrad and the beginning of the end of my college career. As I watch the freshman move in and participate in freshman orientation I am in awe of how small, how young, how new they seem. Was it not almost 4yrs ago that I too was that small, that fresh, that new? What has changed from 2006 to now? Or more importantly how did these changes come about unnoticed?

Forward progression is something I previously believed was conscious but I'm beginning to make a case for the idea that maybe we're always moving, ever-changing without our awareness. The only constant in this life is change and it is change that forces us to adapt and flex. Our experiences shape us and our experiences make us unique. I have been fortunate that although I've dealt with some tough things my experiences haven't made me bitter, angry or less excited about what's to come. There is always something new and when one door closes- a window is opened. I'm ready to close this door and climb out the window.

I am so different today than I was yesterday. I look at things differently, feel differently, walk differently. The changes have pierced my core and settled into my system. It didn't happen overnight but I can't pinpoint when it happened either. I'm running forward. I pause to reflect but I refuse to turn back. I'm growing into myself and it feels fabulous...