I've been up since 1:30am today. Thankfully I fell asleep early at 10 last night! Part of the thoughts running through my mind center on the transition I will be making over the next few weeks. I am buying a house today and will be in the process of moving through mid-January. When I gave up on trying to sleep, I decided to lace up my shoes and do some circuit work/running this morning close to home. I ran the steps and did some circles in the parking lot. Being out amid my neighbor's cars led me to reflect on my experience in this apartment. It was a huge change for me to begin to live on my own and slowly I grew accustomed to that and then became friendly with several neighbors. Over time after hearing the stories of so many neighbors, I realized that in this apartment complex there is a lot of pain. A lot of separation, divorce, etc. I knew that I could not stay here indefinitely when I made this realization, but in order for my own healing to occur I had to feel my own pain. And feel it I did. The other day I ran with a good friend and she told me that she learned the meaning of TIME... Things I Must Endure. I thought that was pretty profound, to be honest. So my time at this apartment complex is coming to a close. I have endured my share of pain and some healing as well and it is time to move on to a new chapter regardless of how I pictured my life to be when I was little. I have learned and grown so much over the past few years. More lessons for me to learn for sure...

Namaste.