Aug 2, 2017

mountain, im alive.

You could sum the meaning of life into big moments like getting your dream job, having kids, etc, (if that is in your personal list). but I think the meaning of life can be found in the smaller moments like riding your bike through the city, seeing your favorite movie for the first time, taking a hot shower after a long day. Those moments for me, even though they’re not always memorable, remind me I’m alive and I think that’s what’s most important during our time here. During my time at this journey. At the top of this mountain.

pause

“…When you see me pause and stare a bit wistfully at nothing in particular, you’ll know I’m deep at the roots of memory…”

Sylvia Plath, from “Rewards of a New England Summer,

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