The Sun sets on another day…
Sunset was a series of cascading colors across a foreboding sky. As I watched I could do nothing but think about how much the temperature had dropped in the last 5 hours. Brrr
Ever wander into a place you had been before? When you did did you realize that new memory pathways were being created to old memories? Did the smells and sounds open up your mind to more? Did you suddenly feel things that you hadn’t felt in a while?
Today I spent some time in a wind storm at my High School. As I looked around at the new campus and surveyed the tangled mess of roadways that had been created by some city planner playing with bad drugs, I remembered a long time ago.
When I was in High School I was going through a conflicted time in my life. I was supporting my family and trying to live some life of normalcy while trying not draw too much attention to myself. There were things I loved to do and there were things I didn’t like. I worked well over 40 hours a week, went to school, and did my best to be there early and late to be able to get access to the dark room and some new things called computers.
I had only a few close friends and for the most part I tried to be a good friend. Before high school I began splitting wood all summer and felt good about myself usually. I didn’t play sports as I had totaled my knee before I moved to Kentucky. For the most part I did what I did.
As I looked over the new campus I thought of all of those times and all of the times that I cherished. I thought about the people that were nice and those that weren’t so nice. I wondered we’re only an instant if my life would have been different if I didn’t have to work so much and be there for my little sister.
In the end it didn’t really matter because of who I am I would have been there for my little sister and it was my responsibility to help out in our time of need. High school was an adventure and I look back now and I’m sure that things went in a good way.
As you sit back and remember things I hope that you find fond memories and fantastic stories. I hope you find a series of adventures that make you feel good about life, mostly I hope you find the happiness you deserve every day.
So as the sun sets on another day everyday is an opportunity for a new and exciting memory. I hope yours are full of light and life, and I hope you keep living the most amazing dreams everyday, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and remember…