Sunrises in My Life

So this morning I watched the sun rise with a friend from church. It was amazing. The weather was perfect, the colors were brilliant and the conversation was comfortable. Oh and we saw a bald eagle. How cool is that?

Sunrise at Lake Jackson

All day I've been thinking about sunrises and their subtleties and how many of them I've had in my life with out really realizing it. They're tricky like that, you know?

I've been slowly accomplishing goals and I recently realized how much progress I've made. I've actually gotten to the point where I'm a little scared to finish, because I don't know what'll happen next. 

Also, about a year ago, I promised a friend I would grow my hair out. It was super short then. I was often times mistaken for a man while standing in line. Now, my hair brushes my shoulders at the shortest point and is definitely not the hair of a man. It took a year of not getting a hair cut to get it this long, and even though I'm not really sure how long I want to keep it this way, I am impressed at the progress.

From this:

To this:

All it took was a year!

So many other things have gradually made a huge impact on my life. Like my social life. I slowly made friends that I was comfortable enough with that I would talk to/hang out with them on a regular basis. Thanks to a few of them I can now hug people without completely freaking out on the inside. (This may be something I credit to two relentless huggers, Kent and Steff) Don't get me wrong, they're not my favorite thing in the world, but I've slowly come to appreciate and accept them. 

Proof: 

Yes, that's my sister. You get the idea.

Then there are the things that I can't really show you through photographs. My views on subjects of the world have broadened, my opinions have found ways of wording themselves, but my heart has grown more open to those of different faiths, beliefs, political views, backgrounds, opinions, et c.

I can say that my world has gotten brighter, clearer and more defined, but the sun isn't fully risen, yet. I have a lot more exploring and discovering to do.

I'm incredibly excited.