Joy to the World

These last couple of weeks have been very hectic and crazy. However, here are some moments of joy and peace that I wanted to share with you all:

- Becoming comfortable with just sitting with a person and not needing to talk - it truly is a discipline for me but one that I have grown to love and appreciate and actually need
- There is just something about watching couples walk together in the summertime that makes me love LOVE. I don't know what it is, but in that moment of being out in the open and just enjoying each other's company, sharing conversation, talking about nature, and walking hand in hand or step in step I feel like two people become more open. So I love driving down the road or walking down the street by myself and seeing others in companionship. It makes me happy for them.
- Another thing that I love is the smell of rain in the springtime. It smells so fresh yet so damp - rejuvenating and restoring - renewing and refreshing. Better than just the smell of rain is sitting outside under a tin roof, drinking coffee with friends, and listening to the rain fall around us.
- Writing a paper that is more of a process for myself rather than for an academic grade.
- Being with friends in laughter, dancing, storytelling, card playing, coffee drinking, paper writing, moving, studying and silence.

I do love the southland in the springtime!