Day 1 (x 3)
Song stuck in my head: Peace Somehow by Avi Kaplan
Sometimes life changes so dramatically that it feels like you're starting over from scratch. The people in your life fade away either by distance of the body or the mind. Every part of your daily routine has been rattled or replaced. Even the usual scents of the day seem to be different.
In these moments, it feels like you're seeing things clearly like you've never seen them before. The people around you are somehow both better than you noticed and worse in ways you never saw. Your own reflection seems to look at you like you're a stranger. It's time to take charge and make changes.
You make hard rules such as "I won't accept this" or "I'll be the kind of person who does that". Each day is a trial and testament to your greatness and your failures. The rush of something new lifts you to new heights while failing to reach your newfound goals from day one brings you back down to Earth.
Try on a new skin. Return to your old one. Build something new from the ashes of the old. Who knows who you'll be? You only hope that you get it right this time.