I don't need a medal or a trophy this time around. I don't need scores of people cheering my name. Because the fact that I'm still standing after the year I've had, is reason enough to let loose the demons I've yet to banish, and revel in the satisfaction of knowing that I gathered up the courage to jump without knowing what lies beneath the hill. I pushed myself further than most dare to imagine and even though I'm still in mid-flight, I'm confident that everything will turn out in my favour. The sensation starts in my toes, and then it makes me crinkle my nose, then it goes with the wind, and I can smile quite unlike ever before. The future begs to be lived, and I relish the thought of it being everything I dream of. And wherever I might go, and wherever I might end up, I shall be certain that I really gave it my all.
