New Year's Light

My New Years wish is simple
To have a fresh new start
But if I want a new beginning it has to start from within
I'm not a perfect person
In fact I'm a perfectly Imperfect person
Being perfect is not something I seek
Because it's not possible
But you know what is?
Becoming a better person
That's something we can all do
Becoming a better person then I was yesterday
Is a beautiful promise I can make to myself
I promise to be kind
To be caring
To be helpful
To be respectful and have selfrespect
To be generous and giving
To be sincere and
Forgiving and accepting
To be humble and honest
To be courageous and loyal
To have more faith in myself and others
To be confident and brave
But most important of all
I promise to find light in every darkness
And when it feels hopeless I will tell myself to try one more time
And have faith
I promise myself to no longer live in darkness
But surround myself with light
Only then can I truly shine bright
Like stars
Whenever you look up at the night sky to see the stars
It takes millions of years for their light to reach us
So what we end up seeing are memories of the past
But it doesn't matter because all we care about is what's right in front of us
A beautiful shining star
Not the past
But the present
A gift
The past is behind only look back to learn from it
And when your ready lets all move forward towards the light
Lighting up the night like stars so that we can help others find their way in darkness
My New Years wish?
Is to have a new beginning with all of you
And for all of us to surround ourselves with light
So that we can all shine bright