So, yesterday was crazy hectic and I didn't have five consecutive un-interrupted minutes to sit in front of my computer. So, here I am now, because I love my five-minute Friday's!
Today's Topic: On Forgetting...
GO.
I don't want to forget. I want to savor the sweet taste of beautiful moments. I want to remember with clarity the way my heart has ached in past years, through several difficult seasons. Then I want to remember the way my lungs felt when they were finally able to capture air again; the way my heart can suddenly feel a million pounds lighter when I finally let go of whatever problem I've been harboring. I want to capture the summer sun and the way it feels when it becomes part of my skin, part of my soul. I want to store up the memories of popsicle days, running through the sprinklers, chalk sidewalk drawings, bare feet hanging out the window, sweet tea on the front porch, bathing suits and ocean breezes. I want to store up the lunch dates with friends, and the belly laughs and sleepovers. I want to be able to recall the child's sweet smile and encouraging words, and the way my Grandmother's hands feel when she strokes my hair. The smell of my mother's perfume, the way the wind feels through open windows, the way lightning shoots across the sky... they're beautiful things. All of this and more, these are the things I treasure in my heart. I hold them there because, when added together, they show me that life is beautiful. Though the world may try and dispute the fact, it is beautiful. I want to remember forever to always keep stringing the little things(:
STOP.
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