i realize i'm (potentially) moving into phase of my life where my life may be more public.

acknowledging that and without spending the time and energy to comb through my past posts and comments and whatnots, i just want to say i am a new and changed person.

the things i've said in the past may not be the same things i would say today.

even the manner in which i said things in the past may not be the same.

i've always been one to move forward and look forward.
although our pasts shape us individually, i believe in leaving the past behind.
i believe in becoming better and more than our pasts, learning from our pasts.
i believe in learning about the present of others. 

i hope you will learn about my present, too.

peace,

jo