As I brace myself for round two, I can't help but notice the similarities between the road already overcome and the one that lies before me. I've delt with these problems, these miniscule bumps in the road that make everyday life seem so difficult, so real. I hate that I still allow the little things to get to me, to shift my serenity, because if anything, the bigger picture always, without question, takes little notice of them. There is much I still need to do, and there are many things still floating in the air. But somehow, I'm not afraid anymore, I'm not anxious for the future to arrive. It will come when it's ready, and it shall test me when it feels like I have something to learn. So everything bad that might happen today, and everything bad that might happen tomorrow, is but a knock on the barrier which surrounds me. I wonder though, how strong it is, and how long it will last.