YUNG BUBBA 2GO

Late, but my Top 10 Selfies of 2016 that nobody asked for.

This is a self-indulgent exercise that exercises both self-love and self-hate; clicking through all my pictures over the past year I watched my life fall apart in slow-motion, but also saw myself becoming, physically speaking, the person that I have wanted to be. This isn’t to ignore all the cool and fun things that I experienced over the past year, either; for those I am eternally grateful.

A chapter in my life is coming to a close and before it ends, many other parts of my life have/are dramatically changed/ing as well. My friend suggests that perhaps these changes are not significant of any one variable that seems to be wrecking havoc on my life, but that this is simply a period of transition for me as I grow. I guess I’ll know the answer to that when this part of my life is over.

Currently, I am less anxious than I was at the beginning of the year, and bizarrely enough, my anxiety has made me more comfortable saying no and speaking my mind. In short, my experience with anxiety has made me a more confident person in certain aspects. I guess this occurred through trial and error of not turning away certain events/occasions/duties that ultimately made me more anxious. 

I also recently ended a relationship that ended in a massive, slow-motion car wreck -- figuratively of course. This break-up allowed me to feel heartbreak that I have never felt before, which is a valuable experience. I desire now to be a generally better person and to surround myself with people who like me for who I am; I fortunately already knew some.