Saturday, September 4, 2010

It was that time right before Christmas, when you're packed in the car with your whole family, rolling to church and wondering when the tone deaf singing is going to end. After checking that your hearing is, actually, still in tact you put your earphones in to drown out the noise. A White Christmas. That's what was playing as I looked out our jeeps window. I did as I usually do while trying to listen to music, I started to get distracted by everything else moving around me. This meant my sister swatting my brother, my brother dropping his book, his book getting wet, and then the snow still on his boots melting. I looked back out the window. It was getting dark, but I could still make out the snowflakes as we passed street lamps, stuck to the window pane. They were beautiful, and that's when I started to cry. It had been a hard adjustment, moving to a new city by myself. Like every single other normal student my age, I was worried I'd made the wrong choices. What if I had made a mistake? What if I had no idea what I was doing? What if I never felt normal again? My sister pinched me, and asked if she could have my ipod. I let it go, feeling a bit silly at having gotten upset over something so small. And it was that moment, that one right there, where I made the decision that has now changed my life.

 

2 comments:

  1. dandelionsdontroar.tumblr.com is me !

    Appreciate those moments in life where you are able to sit back, reflect and ponder your life. This piece mentions the brilliance in possibility and whats to come in the future. Moving away and trying new things is scary and can feel lonely at times but it is also amazing in the sense that it opens up new opportunities to you - good AND bad.

    Do you, for lack of better phrasing. I KNOW you'll walk away with piece of mind and happiness from these new experiences. Talk to you soon, miss you lots <3 MERLE.

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  2. Keep moving forward my darling, don't bother looking back. With each sunrise comes a new and different day. Remember to leave the lousy books on the shelf, pull out the good ones and calmly enjoy them for the time you have them and finally keep those best sellers close to your heart.
    I love you always,
    Mom xoxoxox

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