I’ve had a few empowering and reaffirming days lately so I thought I would take the time to acknowledge them. So often I am caught up in my pursuit of happiness/contentment/resolution that I don’t take the time to pause and look back at where I came from. Sometimes it is hard to see and feel the magnitude of change that has happened to our self since we are obviously fully engrossed in our own experience of life. A moment of reflection can remind us that yes! we have grown, we have evolved.

I like to page through my journal and read old entries. I like seeing the evolution of emotions and thought processes. I like seeing the November Adrienne struggle with something that the February Adrienne has now resolved. I like watching my questions become answers, and my doubts get put to rest. I like reading the strength in my voice, even when it waivers. I can see my progress.

There is beauty in the mess, there is light even in the dark, there are answers hidden amongst the questions. Let us not forget to stop and see this, even if just for a few days.

WTF can you celebrate?