Anna Kendrick as Cinderella: Into the Woods still
After the new year's fireworks had died out,
After the feast had all been eaten,
After the clock had struck twelve;
There was a non-Cinderella.
There was no fairy godmother in sight. The magic, she thought, would be all up to her.
So there she was, surveying her reflection. She wore no ball gown, but rompers. Her was not in a tight updo, but in two low pigtails. No lipstick or blush, just baby pink lip gloss.
She really was only a girl - a girl who dreamt of love too much. As if love was just around the corner. As if it was just a matter of time.
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This was how I spent the first few hours of 2014, after all. In my last post, I already said my goodbyes to the year that has been. It was indeed a great year. Unexpectedly so. Which led me to ask: "Why had it been so great?" and "How can I make 2015 just as, if not more so, amazing?" And that line of questioning led me to this particular memory.
After turning and tossing it in my head, I've honestly grown very fond of it. It felt like it could have been the night before an epic battle . I remember feeling giddy, anxious, but more importantly, I felt empowered. Sure I was waiting for prince charming, but it wasn't a passive kind of waiting.
I knew 2014 would be the year I won't just wait around. I was psyching myself up for the next unknown, and I would do something about it.
Then I did. And while everything didn't go as I thought it'd be, I did not regret it.
Then I did. And while everything didn't go as I thought it'd be, I did not regret it.
That is why 2014 was such a success for me. I didn't have any particular expectations, but I still sought out to do things. Even without a clear goal in mind, I accomplished things.
So just as I did before, I'll go in with no expectations but with all hope and faith. Like Cinderella, but like the opposite; that's my New Year's resolution.
P.S. I'm stoked for Into the Woods!
