Last Week of 2025

There are a lot of things that happened this year, things that this time last year I never would have even dreamed of happening. 

This was a very rough year in a lot of ways. I've had to humble myself, face my fears, accept certain realities, and let go of things I never thought I would lose. Am I better off for it? Yes, I am. That doesn't change the fact that the process was difficult.

I am still mourning my father, though I now have his guitar and some pictures of him in my room. I miss him every day, though. 

I also lost my cat Machen this year. That was a sudden and unexpected death. He was very young and the fact that his health declined so quickly still hurts me. 

I have had to drive myself to a lot more places and be around a lot more people. That hasn't been easy, but I'm glad I did it. I needed to change so much about myself, and I still do, but I think I can actually accomplish these changes.

My plans for next year involve educating myself about certain things and practicing them until I'm actually skilled. I had to do that this year as well, but fortunately, I have some good tools at my disposal.