High times.

Day 17: Your highs and lows of the past year.

I was talking to a friend this morning about how much a year can change everything. Possibilities and adventure can be potentially endless if you open yourself up to them. To the point, this past year flew by for me and I well and truly rode the emotional roller-coaster for longer than I cared for. Several people I love were having a rough year, illness, mentality, coming to terms with growth and separation. It was the kind of stuff that everyone will go through in one way or another at one (or several) points in their life. But having three people affected was quite heavy as I am extremely emotionally invested in my friends and family. As a result last year was filled with highs and a depressing amount of lows, and I was exhausted by the end of it.

Insert high! Thankfully I took a trip late last year to Los Angeles to catch up with friends before meeting up with one of my favourite people in New York for a three week adventure. I won't go into that as I've blogged it in the past, but I will say that I needed that trip and I was so thankful for it. Although I did have a few emotional moments during it, I mostly just let loose and left all my troubles behind so to say. My mind was clear and it was a brilliant end to the year. Coming home I was refreshed and ready to be there for my loved ones again if and when they needed me. It was safe to say though, that all of us were ready to welcome a new year and a fresh start. On a positive note 2014 has been kind of brilliant so far.

In summary, life is full of little ups and downs. And even though the low times may feel endless when your amongst them, I guarantee those highs will swing by again and make it all worth it. You just have to stay strong and have the shoulders and ears of some good people, and together you'll be capable of getting through anything. Also it never hurts to laugh, a laugh is a smile that bursts. It's also therapeutic when you feel helpless, and for when you feel as though you're going batshit crazy. In the end we're all just after a little happiness, because life is nothing without those high times.

Day 17 down, 13 to go.

&.the.bohemian.girl.xx.