Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day

Hey, I would just like to clarify if your a long time, my blog reader that I still stand highly in favor of goal-setting and being goal-oriented (particularly SMART goals) it is just that I have been busy (I am doing fine, that is just a fact), so here is a cookie-cutter list of my goals for the new year, seeing that it is the new year in a couple of hours (I go to sleep early and there is nothing wrong with that, it's not like it is going to be a different year tomorrow because I do, lol)... 1) Start a daily journaling practice 2) Unplug from your phone more--only use it for calling/communicating with others! 3) Make those doctor appointments (or regular meetings with a counselor, to be specific in my case) (...but not regular enough to be expensive) 4) More time with friends and family--don't be afraid to make it! 5) Drink more water (SERIOUSLY! (I am already flunking on this one, though if you really look at it, it isn't the new year yet)) 6) Choose fresh and heal...

Hello. I'm Willow, not of the human variety, but rather one of those ancient trees who whisper dark secrets to the wind. My life is brought to me in the seasons, my roots firmly anchoring me to the earth while my branches reach neverendlessly for the sky. I have seen the world change from the quiet, peaceful perspcective of my forest home, I have witnessed the fall of supposedly powerful empires, the passing of meek generations, and the continual dance of both life and death. The verst first memory which I have is the gentle touch of the rain, a soft caress as the entire world was reborn following a long, painful winter. As I grew and matured, I felt the sun's comforting warmth after a long and painful winter on my leaves, a presence that initiated my growth. I learned the language of the creatures with whom I shared my quaint space--the busy squirrels, the graceful birds (in both sound and flight), the near-silent rustle of deer hooves on the forest floor among the fallen lea...