Occasionally, I write because I must...because the words just want to jump out of my buzzing head and onto a blank page. Today is one of those days. Earlier, as I was lying on the bed with my cello at my feet and my darling, 1-year-old sister in my arms. I looked into her big blue eyes, and it was as if time just stopped and was hanging there, suspended, waiting for me to grasp it once again. I realized that she would only be this age once. Tomorrow, she would be older, different, and once again, only that new age for a moment. This sparked me to think about all of the things that I do not look upon with adequate appreciation, and I came up with a few: a knowing look between two friends, an off-handed joke, October skies, warm laundry, time spent with someone I love, trials, my belief in God, the meaning behind every holiday, sticky notes on my laptop from friends, compliments, the first signs of winter, a healthy body...the list only goes on. 11:33 was the perfect time for me to realize tonight that my life is simply splendid. I have an amazing, supportive family, friends that I don't deserve, and an entire future calling to me.
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