BEFORE WE GO, THERE IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO SAY.

AS THE YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE I FEEL THERE ARE A FEW WORDS TO BE SAID. I COULD GIVE QUOTES AND PARAPHRASES, AND POEMS WRITTEN BY OTHERS, BUT MY WORDS SPEAK MORE CLEARLY. 

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING ONE. 

FULL OF NEW PEOPLE AND EXPERIENCES. 

FULL OF DREAMS AND AMBITIONS. 

WISHES AND THOUGHTS OF THE FUTURE. 

OF WHERE LIFE WILL GO. 

WHERE IT WILL TAKE ME, 

AND HOW I WILL LIVE IN IT. 

IT HAS BEEN A TRUE TEST OF SELF 

TO UNDERSTAND TO PERSON I AM BECOMING. 

TO UNDERSTAND THE LIFE I WANT AND 

THE ONE I AM CONSTANTLY CREATING. 

THIS IS NOT A STORY OF MYSELF. BUT MORE 

IT IS ONE OF REFLECTION AND EVALUATION. 

TO LOOK BACK ON ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED AND 

ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN. 

AND AS THE YEAR ENDS AND A NEW 

ONE IS SURE TO BEGIN, 

I REFLECT ON THESE THINGS. 

THE PEOPLE. 

THE PLACES. 

THE THINGS I HAVE DONE. 

THE THINGS I HAVE WISHED FOR. 

AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, 

THE THINGS I AM DOING. 

NOW. 

TODAY. 

SO BEFORE I LEAVE YOU, BEFORE I GO OFF, 

LET ME JUST SAY, IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING YEAR. 

IT HAS BEEN ONE WHERE I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, 

DREAMED SO MUCH, AND DONE SO MUCH. 

A YEAR OF ENLIGHTENMENT. 

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE, 

AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN

AND WATCHED, AND TO THOSE 

WHO HAVE WONDERED, 

THE BEGINNING HAS JUST BEGUN. 

AND LIKE A FLOWER IT 

BEGINS TO BLOOM. 

THANK YOU. 

YOURS TRULY, 

-SADE a.k.a. JEWELER of ALL TRADES & THE QUEEN of CUSTOMS