catch my breath...

still makes me catch my breath...

there are people who enter my life, whether it be brief or eternal, that are so special i can't put into words what they mean to me.  a person that i just feel connected to.  for some strange reason, one that i cannot even begin to explain, we are connected by something that is bigger than us.

still makes me catch my breath...

sometimes there are sights that are so awesome and amazing they leave me gobsmacked.  i have been looking at the moon for as long as i can remember, but the other night the moon was so incredible i had a moment of breathlessness.  i love that even everyday normal occurrences still impact me and remind me that i am small in this incredibly large world.

still makes me catch my breath...

 

hate.  hate is everywhere.  you can't escape it.  i think to some degree we as humans expect there to be hatred and awful crimes committed against other humans. when the media brings to our attention hatred it saddens my heart.  there is comfort knowing that we aren't immune to it.  if there is ever a day when we as humans are immune to hate i do not want to exist in this world anymore. 

 

still makes me catch my breath...

when either of my children slip their hand into mine or wrap their arms around me unexpectedly, i pause for a moment, close my eyes and drink in the moment.  these moments are happening less frequently as they get older, but i still love them. 

there are many things in this world that still make me catch my breath.  some of those things are good and some are not so good, but it is a reminder that i am alive, digesting the world as it comes.