As human beings, it's hard to let go of people that have made such a great impact in our lives. It's hard to accept that we have to live on without them, that they won't be there to evoke in us the same feelings as before. We get upset, angry, lonely, and depressed, ignoring other people that come to replace them in our lives. 

I have finally finished finished packing for my trip to Canada which begins tomorrow. It's like everything is hitting me in the face, it's a new year, I have new relationships, new mindset, a new laptop (MACBOOK), and I am headed to a new environment to hopefully grow into a new and more mature being. I am looking forward to everything that is going to happen this year. This is the YEAR OF CHANGE. And I am embracing it wholeheartedly. 

My dad is from Senegal, and he is worried sick about me going into the cold winter, he lives in Brazil and calls twice a day to pressure me into buying more and more clothes. While I appreciate the concern, it gets a bit annoying at times. While my mum is learning to let go of her "baby," probably the hardest thing a mother can do. 

DUST:

It's amazing how dust accumulates. What you don't manage properly, you end up losing. Ever noticed after you've placed an object somewhere for over 2 weeks without touching it, it is covered in dust? Prior to using it again, you have to wipe all the dust off and hope that it still works. Certain aspects of life are the same way. If you don't manage your body properly, you will get sick. If you always eat fast food, you will gain weight. If you constantly stare at the computer, your ocular cells will die. If you fail to feed your brain, it will shrink and brain cells will also die. If you refuse to invest in your relationship, you will get dumped or make your partner miserable to say the least. If you fail to manage your time, you will suffer the consequences (most of the time at least :) ). So going into this year, let bygones be bygones. Forget the old, and embrace the new. Weed out of what matters in your life, and take good care of it. Because in the end you don't know what you have until it's gone.