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"  As 2008 winds down and 2009 comes with full force, I&amp;#039;ve been doing quite a bit of thinking. 2008 brought so many new experiences and challenges... Senior prom, Graduation, losing lovers, new lovers, turning 18, moving out, college, learning to live on your own, trying new things, and learning what your beliefs really are. As 2009 approaches, I can only imagine what is ahead of me. I have decided that in 2009, I&amp;#039;m going to live my life more, and stop stressing out over the little things. Therefore, my new years resolution is: Live More, Worry Less. Along with this, I have decided to promise myself some other things, such as becoming more confident. I am who I am and nothing can change this. So I am going to accept and love it.  I am also guilty of holding very long term grudges with some people. I am letting go. These things are in the past and absolutely nothing can be done. So fine, I&amp;#039;ll live with it. I&amp;#039;m still breathing.  Another thing I promised myself is this. I will allow a boy to make me happy, but I will not let a boy determine my happiness. I have realized that the really low parts in my year were caused by being heartbroken. My grades dropped, I got sick, blah blah etc. But it always turns out the same. I always find a way to fix the broken pieces, I always find a way to keep pushing forward. So this time, if it does happen, why not skip the weeks of devastation and begin moving on from the starting point. Maybe this will save me a lot of hurt, and my GPA... :/ Defy Gravity and Keep Smiling, Dawn "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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