Hello 2010, so nice to finally meet you...

Welcome 2010 and can I just say I am glad you're here. A last minute decision changed my entire perspective on things and how I would like to spend this year moving forward. I am not used to responsibility and it's hard to shed a light on frivolous fun when always thinking about the small stuff or actually "sweating" it. I am an adult but doesn't mean I always act like one. Of course, not saying, by any means, I am going to snap my fingers or click my heels and morph into one of those uptight, pain in the ass "adults". You know, the ones with wrinkles and dark circles under the eyes, so stressed out because of... well whatever. By adult I mean having the ability to make ones own decisions and when a decision is made, stand by it without even a blink of an eye. Being mature enough to say and do whatever you want because your heart desires it.

Faced with a decision, I made my choice solely based on what I wanted and thought would be most beneficial. As children, we are held responsible for our decisions when clearly they are not made independently, but, off course, by the whisper of mommy's voice or echoing daddy's holler. Sometimes influenced by judgmental friends that taunt or torment on the playground. Either way as we grow older we have the opportunity to do what is best for ourselves and, to be honest, sometimes that's most important. Important to think about the personal consequences of our actions and how we can fulfill our own hopes and dreams.

I am me, and who you are is dictated by daily actions both from the past and present. As if we care so much about what others think or how our own actions will be perceived or effect others, that more and more we are living to satisfy this idea of right and shy from wrong. I cannot be anymore clear when I say life is your own canvas, to be enhanced at ones own dismay. There is no right and wrong, because what is right to one may be wrong to another. As we grow that canvas gets bigger and bigger allowing more and more freedom to self-express, explore, rebel and do what you absolutely, positively never expected. Because it is those choices, the ones that are just made on a whim, that challenge your fate and create a path that can take you away, to a place of utter, personal perfection.

This year, 2010, challenge your limits. Take a chance. Do something that was never expected- whether it's a splash of red, thin line of blue or going nuts, creating an entirely new masterpiece morphed from the drops of color left behind. It is the beginning of a new year, a clean slate, and now more then ever it is time to stop reflecting and start exploring. Happy 2010- Make it count. Make it last. Make it UN-fucking believable!