I don’t know how your 2018 went, but mine was a literal rollercoaster. I made some of my literal all time favorite memories (hey Disneyland, hey DCP) and I also experienced some gut-wrenching lows which I have not been shy of talking about on here. But despite the downward slopes of 2018, I’m feeling so ready and good about 2019. The year that I see some big dreams coming true. The year that we continue working and building resumes and ourselves. The year that is a continuation of everything I’ve been working on, and the ability to actually put some things into action.

When I was home for the holidays and my best girl’s wedding, I got to reunite with all of my best pals. My soul needed that recharge like nothing else, and I think their’s did too. We aren’t thriving right now, but we were being back together again. Grad school is hard. Dental school is hard. Law school is hard. Living in a city without your best pals is hard. Not being exactly where you want to be yet is hard. But the beautiful part is we are all in this together. We are all chasing big dreams and right now we are having to fight to make them a reality. And no matter what cities or schools or life changes face us, we can all come back together and pick up exactly where we left off. That is true friendship, and I am so grateful that I got to start my 2019 like that.

I’m not about to spew resolutions at you. I just want us to be mindful as we are given a new chapter. Mindful that dreams take work, and that work can become crushing if we loose sight of our end goals and the people who have stationed themselves beside us to fight alongside us. Find your people to encourage you because you can’t do it alone. When you get too scared, take the leap, because that is how you grow.

When the road looks treacherous, remember that nothing safe is worth the drive, and that if something scares you, that it is probably the right choice.

tswift forever and ever

So wherever and however you find yourself starting this 2019, do it with boldness and bravery and the confidence that no matter how treacherous life looks you will follow your dream all the way home.

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