my roommate the Southern Belle

In life, it is our experiences that help shape us and it is our close friends and family that most often share in those experiences with us. But as we grow older, our lives start to take different paths, and for some the path leads away from what they have grown to know and leads them in another direction, away from what is familiar to them. Few are brave enough to venture out on their own and explore because when uncertainty is the clearest answer as to what lies ahead, often times it is difficult to take the first steps towards your quest. And when the unknown lies before you, it is very easy to be frightened and run back to what is familiar. But if you stay the course and beat the odds, then success will certainly be your deserved reward. So let us all who still can, push forward in our pursuit of happiness. Lest are dreams be gone with the wind…