I was thinking today about how long it has been since I posted
on here… Just a little while, I know. I was planning on doing a little catch on
my travels and where life has taken me since I used this regularly. I had a few
extra thoughts running though my head tonight and figured this was a good place
to put them out there.
It’s funny how sometimes memories show up when you least
expect them, but also at the perfect moments. Unhappy memories, the ones that
make you think “why did I have to remember that?” generally show up at an appropriate
time too. I don’t often play games, but the Facebook TBT can be fun from time
to time. This last week I decided to see what I had posted on Facebook on that day
and chose to look 5 years back. The posts I saw were not as cheery as I had
hoped, and after seeing them I realized nothing would be adequate to share. Those
posts were frantic and hopeful among other things, and brought with them a
flood of memories. Good and bad memories, memories of Sam, who had gone missing
in the weeks before…
The month of May always surprises me. This week there was
some wonderful sunshine, and the April showers have done their job sharing some
beautiful spring flowers and hints of summer approaching. It’s hard to believe
that it has been 12 years since a big part of my perspective on life changed. May
4th always makes me want to run out and grab some duct tape and
brings with it its own memories…
In short, all this gibberish really means one thing. Don’t take
life for granted. Enjoy each day, those who are around you and be humble. You never
know what you might learn from a person or experience, what you might have or
have not tomorrow, but mostly remember how lucky you are.
