Another year, gone.

There are lessons to be learned with the passing of time, signs you will not see if you live in a bubble of materiality and false belief.

People change. Don’t punish them for it; you’re changing too, you just haven’t noticed it yet.

Tears will flow, undoubtedly. Curse them, those who made those tears fall, damn them to hell if you need to but deep down, thank them. Without heartless people, we’d be blind to the true beauty of the love around us.

There will be a time when your world will begin to fall apart in front of your eyes. Hysterical as this may render you, be grateful. Obviously you have mistakes that need to be corrected; this is a chance to get started and set things right.

If they tell you that you’re different, be afraid. Change is good, yes, but don’t lose sight of what you were because that is what makes you who you are and determines who you will become.

Have faith in the face of adversity, whatever form it may present itself in. Nothing ever came of falling in fear of a challenge but a lot did in enduring it with courage.

Never doubt yourself. You’ll find that the things you feared most are just stepping stones on the road to becoming the superhero you are destined to be.

Don’t hold grudges. A week or two in depression will do but the more people you misunderstand, the more people you cut out. It will get lonely. Reaching back to them would be easier than a life of solitude and hatred.

Yes, even if they’ve ruined your life.

People leave. If they don’t return, it means that they were never an essence of your existence to begin with. Look for the missing pieces in the puzzle, chances are the ones you’ll find will fit better than the ones that moved away.

Don’t trust everything you hear; Where there is an optimist, there will always be a pessimist. Define for yourself right and wrong, reality and fantasy, love and hate. When you let others determine these boundaries for you, then you will become your own worst enemy.

Faith, faith, faith. The only thing you’ll need to overcome anything that life throws in your way. You are far stronger than you think; holding on for that extra second will show you that. That extra ounce of strength will prove to those around you just how extraordinary you can be.

Without it, you might as well have never lived.

 With it, you need not fear darkness or the wrath of another; there will always be a light to guide you.

Believe in yourself and the rest will fall into place.