Looking Back On A Year - Ryan Davis And My Goal

I wrote a quick post just about a year ago in the aftermath of Ryan's death. I broke myself down and explained how I wanted to be more like Ryan as a person because I had been missing something that in Ryan's passing I saw that he had. Genuine comradery with friends, coworkers, and strangers. So I thought I would do a retrospective of the last year since I made it my goal to be more open and genuine with people. Below are my thoughts on my progress.

So its been a year since Ryan Davis' passing and I remembered a goal I had set for myself in the wake of it. To be more open and caring and to establish comradery with people and to ultimately be a better person than I had been. So what was the result in all of this? One year in and I have found there is still work to be done, however progress has been made even in the areas I wouldn't have thought. While I still struggle with opening myself up I have been more open with family and friends and have strengthen their ties as a result. However outside of my immediate circle I still have not opened myself up as much as I had liked too. I've found that I have channeled that energy into putting myself out more into situations (good situations nothing horrible) that normally I would never have thought to do before this past year. I changed jobs to a more riskier field that I had no experience with and excelled at it then moved over to another department within the company with no experience and according to my supervisor I've excelled well at that as well so far. Wither that is just me getting older and wiser or a change from Ryan's passing I don't know. Perhaps a bit of both? I would like to think so. I've been a bit more creative than before as well, by trying to write a bit more than I used to outside of college courses, but that is still in it infancy and still sounds terrible to read out loud. With all of this said, this was not just a one year experiment; I made this goal as a lifestyle choice and want to pursue it until it is accomplished.