“Here comes a better version of me”
I’m on my flight to Chicago as I write this. I’m feeling very contemplative, actually. I feel very… adult. That’s kind of a strange thing to say, for me, but I can’t deny that my work responsibilities, at the least, have soared in the past few months.
if I stop to cry and bend
So I will keep a deliberate pace
let the damn breeze dry my face”
More than that, I just feel like I’m on the upswing. Perhaps it’s my new attention to my diet, or the intense work-out I got this week – I’m fully capable of walking for miles after a heavy day of walking, and I don’t think I could say that before this trip. Maybe it’s my renewed adherence to my multi-vitamins – clearly my diet was poor for quite awhile, and my body probably wasn’t getting all it needed.
I’ve had some rough times recently, and those who know me would be shocked to hear that I haven’t really talked about them with anyone. It’s just not time, yet; I need weeks to grok in fullness. Waiting is, neh? eh.
I look up from my laptop at the red glow of the stewardesses face as she passes out pop, at the dozen mini-tvs that came down in the ceiling (airline mini-tvs inspired the auto entertainment systems of today, y’know), and I wonder why I feel like I’m in such a unique place right now. Am I at a crossroads?
then it would find me
I can’t help it,
the road just rose up behind me”
I don’t think so. I think I was at a major crossroads and I made decisions without fuss or gnashing of teeth.
I love when that happens.
Oneo f my favorite definitions of adulthood is the recognition and acceptance that many decisions you’ll make will necessarily close off other, perhaps even equally valid options. Holding tight to that fork in the road is like never using your camera on vacation because you don’t want to use up the battery. That’s what it’s FOR.
I’d say long notes like this are what comes of 3-hour flights, but you all know better – I’d do this anyway. ;)
I’ll make the most of it,
I’m an extraordinary machine
I’m an extraordinary machine
*hug*
Yes, yes you are.
I’m an extraordinary machine
*hug*
Yes, yes you are.
adulthood is the recognition and acceptance that many decisions you’ll make will necessarily close off other, perhaps even equally valid options. Holding tight to that fork in the road is like never using your camera on vacation because you don’t want to use up the battery. That’s what it’s FOR.
I think I need to print that out and paste it on my mirror. Perfect, and something I need to pay more attention to.
xx
Autumn
adulthood is the recognition and acceptance that many decisions you’ll make will necessarily close off other, perhaps even equally valid options. Holding tight to that fork in the road is like never using your camera on vacation because you don’t want to use up the battery. That’s what it’s FOR.
I think I need to print that out and paste it on my mirror. Perfect, and something I need to pay more attention to.
xx
Autumn
You did see the Ribbon email, yes?
I did! and I emailed her :) All good, thank you!
I did! and I emailed her :) All good, thank you!
You did see the Ribbon email, yes?
See, I told you being a grown up was kinda fun ;)
See, I told you being a grown up was kinda fun ;)