sometimes i think about how people around me that i can and can't see are making memories that will stay with them for years, maybe the rest of their lives. while sitting on beth's dock with mau, i couldn't help but look at all the boats on the lake and all the beautiful homes around it and think: maybe there's a kid staying with their grandparents for part of the summer. they're sleeping in and having a yummy homemade breakfast and then going swimming or going out on the lake in a boat and having a nap in the late afternoon before dinner or taking lazy days while it's nice out or maybe while it's rainy, playing board games and video games. idk something like that, just something that they enjoy. that's the most recent example, but any time i'm at the beach or an amusement park or a park or, well really it could be anywhere. i sometimes stop to think about how someone around me that i can or can't see might be making a good memory that they'll cherish for a long, long time. and i think about how i might be around someone that's having that amazing time that they'll look back on, and it motivates me more than i already am to treat the others around me the best i can. who knows, maybe if more of us are kind and good to the people around us, people will make more memories like that, that will stay with them for life. it's just something i stop and think about from time to time.