- Going out for a walk before sunset, getting drenched by a sudden cloudburst
- Slipping outside at 5 am during a raging storm, exhilaration coursing through my body as the wind's rough, unruly hands played with my hair
- Absent-mindedly pursuing the sunset and watching dreamily as it drifted to sleep between the mountains
- Strolling by the neighborhood pond and getting followed by a friendly little duck who mistook me for its mother
- Cradling my sick niece as she pressed her cheek against my shoulder and looked up at me with soft eyes full of trust
- Falling asleep surrounded by a surfeit of books too exciting to choose between
- Getting lost on my way to the park on a daily basis, secretly enjoying my lostness too much to ask for directions
- Curling up on the sofa, eating ramen, and watching Archive81 with my mom
- Rushing to climb a tree at my father's behest; jumping off hard enough to fly
- Lying beneath the stars in Payson on my brother's car, feeling nearly infinite
- Decorating for my niece's first birthday & feeling the ache of satisfaction all over my body as i perfected the final touches; her look of pure wonder and delight as she took it all in
- Watching my favorite small human transform before my eyes. Witnessing her first steps on Valentine's Day (toward me!)
- Reconnecting with an old friend; spending hours baring our souls in a crowded restaurant where everyone else disappeared as our conversation deepened
- Hiking up the side of a mountain to watch the sun set together
- A radiant afternoon when beams of golden light cut through the clouds, bathing the earth in an angelic glow.
- Marveling at the vividness of Jupiter and Venus on a cold, clear night
- Cutting through the noise and knowing myself again, as surely as the moon knows the night that holds her
mar 24 2023 ∞
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