Remember when we were little, and we would accidentally bite a kid on the playground? Our teachers would go “Say you’re sorry.” And we would say it, but we wouldn’t mean it. Because the stupid kid we bit, totally deserved it. But, as we get older, making amends isn’t so simple. After the playground days are over, you can’t just say it. You have to mean it.

As human beings we can always try to do better. To be better. To right a wrong. Even when it feels irreversible. Of course, I’m sorry doesn’t always cut it. Maybe because we use it so many different ways. As a weapon. As an excuse. But, when we are really sorry, when we use it right. When we mean it. When our actions say what words never can. When we get it right “I’m sorry” is perfect. When we get it right, “I’m sorry” is redemption.

You never know the biggest day of your life is the biggest day. Not until it’s happening. You don’t recognize the biggest day of your life, not until you’re right in the middle of it. The day you commit to something or someone. The day you get your heart broken. The day you meet your soul mate. The day you realize there’s not enough time, because you wanna live forever. Those are the biggest days. The perfect days. You know?

Today’s the day my life begins. Today I become accountable to someone other than myself. Today I become accountable to you. I’ll be ready for anything. For everything. To take on life, to take on love. And I for one can’t wait.