I'm thankful for the hardships I had to endure in 2012 and the people I have met from it, because they have made me more optimistic about 2013.
I had a very dark past and I was hopeless, however, because of the things I have had to face and the people I have had to let go and meet, things changed. Letting go off people who were bad for me allowed me to open myself to people who better understand me and helped me work through various issues, especially ones I had because my father didn't want to be around me and the feeling of never really being loved by anyone.
Now, I have solved a lot of my issues, looking forward at a solid attempt to losing weight, and maybe finally being in a good enough position to move forward from my static life and confess to the girl I am falling in love with.