Things are different. I have always contemplated and even anticipated the moment where things will never be the same, and they have come. For everyone right now, the wheels are turning, the Earth is spinning, and the clocks are ticking. Our lives are changing and growing at an accelerated speed; faster than some of us can handle. Sometimes faster than my mind can adjust to. I have lost and I have gained, but most of all, I have remained happy and optimistic about how everything will turn out. Despite the changes and despite the tears, I find myself smiling. Smiling for love and smiling for life.