It has been one of the greatest and most difficult years of my life. I learned everything is temporary - moments, feelings, people, flowers. I learned love is about giving everything and letting it hurt. I learned vulnerability is always the right choice because it is easy to be cold in a world that makes it so very difficult to remain soft. I learned all things comes in two - life and death, pain and joy, sugar and salt, you and me - it is the balance of the universe.