This year has a lot in store for me. Everything from saving more money, to renting a new space, gaining momentum at work, booking travel plans, and mainly focusing on self-improvement. My love life, I might add, is blossoming. Who's the lucky guy? Wouldn't you guys love to know.....I'm happy to announce that I am currently dating myself, although I'm no guy. There's too much at stake at this turn in my life to give any part of myself to a man, besides, after attempting to date once or twice, I was left in total disappointment. I find that many people still have a long journey ahead to finding themselves and having any ambition at all. You can't put yourself out there thinking that people can fill your void for you. I cant stand to see them wallow in their failure or lack of. I would be more interested in sharing wisdom and then keeping it moving. Why is it that people are so adamant on seeking love, when they haven't fully learned to love themselves and be completely independent and comfortable alone? That's never been me and I'm not trying to join the party. Companionship is a beautiful thing when its with someone who's ambitious as you are, someone who shares your same passions. My sister, who's 32 and single, has a complicated social life. A majority of her friends are either engaged, married, and/or have children. Heck, even our youngest brother is married and has a baby on the way. It' a tough place to be when, naturally, you're comparing yourself to the people you are surrounded by. There are a lot of blessings going around but I'd love for people like us to work on celebrating our own lives, no matter how far "behind" we are. In fact, there is no time line or race to achieve life milestones. We all are destined to fulfill different things at our own unique pace. So with that being said, I've realized that it has to start with the things that move us. How do we mobilize ourselves onward in our individual paths? In the last couple of weeks, I've done my fair share of self reflecting. Conversations with my new found lover went something like this; "So what are you into?, Where do you see yourself in 2 years? 10 years?! What are the things you would include on your bucket list? "What kind of person do you see yourself with?" Man, I'm such a keeper! The soundtrack to my life is glorious. I want nothing but to return to the music. I want to look and feel good again. I want to keep breaking the rules and living only by the ones I set in place for myself. Most importantly, I want to keep being the badass mom that I am. My sister longs for a dream and love. I told her to create her own story. "What is your passion, Dalia, because your love lies there". She responded, "Sleep"........ I'm rooting for her. Well, mine is music, and it hit me. The person who will potentially hold my heart is he, who, can lose himself in a song and find me there. In the meanwhile, I'm holding up a glass and giving cheers to myself because I'm the only thing worth celebrating. No more missing myself. This year, I'm coming back to life. VIDA!