As I am sitting here waiting to board a plane, I watch as all these different people walk past me. I realize how small and insignificant I am in the most divine way. Each person that passes has their own life and their own stories. They probably have people that love them, and people that hate them. They probably hold grudges, because they forgave too easily at one point in time. They probably have insecurities, but also things they are totally sure they are good at. As I sit here in an airport I realize how truly insignificant we are without the people who surround us. We are truly conditioned by our environment. The people who hate us make just as much of an impact as those who love us. Kylie Jenner may have been right when she said, "2016 is the year for realizing stuff." For a lack of better words, 2016 kicked my ass. I have never felt like I was drowning in an endless sea, quite like I did this year. Wave after wave has hit, yet I could not be anymore thankful. 2017 is the shore I have been looking for while at sea, but I will never forget that journey. 2016 helped me realize that I am not invincible. Just because I want something to happen and I work my ass off for it to happen, does not guarantee it will happen. I have realized when the going get tough, I turn around and run the other direction. I realized that I need to bite my tongue in certain situations. But in the same breath, I need to speak up in others. I realized that there is always an opportunity to learn in every situation, not just in a classroom. Of course, with realization comes transformation.

I will be dedicating 2017 to that exactly. The universe has a divine way of showing you things exactly when you need them, even though you may not know you do. When I sat in that airport because I showed up way to early for my flight my realizations came and my need for transformation followed. I will no longer live my life with the mindset of "what will the world do for me", but rather with "what can I do for the world". I will spend less of my conversations on people, and more of my conversations on ideas. I will be ready to face adversity right in the face and make it my bitch. I will no longer sit back idly when I know there is something I could be doing. I will no longer strive for people to remember my name, just remember what I did. I will stop living selfishly. I will stop looking for conformation from others in the form of likes on social media. 2017 will be the year that I transform into the best version of myself no matter how insignificant I am.