So 2011 didn't exactly turn out the way i wanted it to.

Loved ones were lost, both physically and in the meanings

of friendships. enemies were made. Cancer became all too

real, and death was something you began to regularly

expect.. it was just a matter of who it would be. sicknesses

and unhappiness always lurked just waiting, waiting for

things to seem to finally go right.. making sure that theynever

did.  it's to the point where

you aren't depressed... just scared. Scared that everything

you love is just going to continue to leave. Scared that just

when you're happy, everything will be ripped out from

under you, and you're going to be so damaged beyond

repair. This year didn't meet my expectations by any 

means; but i did take one thing from it. Life is by all means

one of God's most precious gifts. "Could this get any

worse?" Believe me, it can.  Your life is so valuable, you have

touched so many peoples' lives. Each and every person

leaves a mark on someone's life that they even met just briefly. 

Never take anything for granted. Something so simp[le can be

gone the next day. I never thought for one minute that so

many bad things could happen to one lone person, but they

can. There are so many things so precious to us that can be lost

in  a moment. charish them. enjoy them while they are here.

some day you will look back on these moments and wish that

you could do something different, change something you

said or act a little kinder. Life is full of mistakes and no one is

perfect, but  charish the time that you have  and make every

moment count. Hug your family, regardless of

how bad things are, they love you. Hug your pets. Tell your

friends that they are important. If you love him, tell him.  Never

go into the next day with regrets, you may never have the

chance to fix them. Look at what you have and be thankful.

Everything you have in front of you is such a blessing,   And not

everything in life is

preventable... not everything is in our control. but as long as we

try our best,  do our best, be ourselves and live our dreams and

our lives the way we want to... that's what counts. Love who

you are and love who you have. Life is precious, and what

doesn't kill you will truely only make you stronger.