Lately I have been reading through old journal entries in search of patterns, specifically looking for examples of how my life has changed, and coincidentally, how my perceptions and opinions have changed. Life is a never ending journey in which everything changes; as much as one tries to fight it, one inevitably and subconsciously changes to adapt to the challenges of life.  Most of my life is documented in books filled with written pages, time and time again I revisit my past in search of clarity or the occasional nostalgia. When I was younger, I would dream about how my life would be in the future.  I clearly remember at…