Analysis
As another year comes to a close, I have come to a point of reflection within myself. Many things have changed in the past year and many doors that were swinging on their hinges, have now closed. As a person, it is now my time to discover myself. Who I am and where I am going. And most importantly, remembering how I got where I am. I have come to realize that I have always been living for someone or something, never myself. Although, the choices that I have made past parental guidance have all seemed to be as a result of the parenting I received as a child. I always remembered running from whatever it was my parents wanted me to become. And sadly, they mostly wanted me to become... them. I, however, was striving to become my own person, with my own path. As I became a mother, I stepped into it knowing that I was not going to steer my children down my path, but I encouraged them to become their own person. I wanted them to be individuals, and not mirror images of someone el