And just like that, it'll all begin again. And just like that, another year will come to an end. Another year of resolutions you probably didn't follow. Another year of plans that didn't unfold. Another year of losing people you celebrated last New Year's Eve with. Another year of unfinished journals and unkept promises. Another year of holding onto things that slowly slipped through your fingers. Another year of learning the same lesson twice, sometimes three times, because you weren't ready the first time. Another year of unlearning habits you picked up long before you knew better. Another year of lying awake at night, replaying choices that can't be undone. Another year of pretending time wasn't moving as fast as it was. Another year of letting go even when you didn't want to. Another year of loving the wrong people and finally learning to love yourself a little more. Another year of wanting answers to questions you're still too afraid to ask. Another year of watching parts of yourself fade without warning. Another year of becoming someone you didn't expect. Another year of living. Another year of surviving. And when you look back, you'll realize that this is all you ever had to do — live a little, hurt a little, laugh a little, heal a little, and love the most: your life, your people, and yourself. That's it.