And here is this year's belated love
letter.... (I am starting to see a trend... sigh)
Dear Deep Breath,
It has been a while since I have taken
some time for you.
My life seems to be so hectic these
days, running off to school, zooming to after school activities,
getting food ready, cleaning (okay, I do not really clean that
much...) and then planning for things to do on the weekend.
I feel like I forgot how to just stop
and inhale. I feel like I am going nowhere fast.
Just the other day, I took my daughter
sledding; knowing that we had a very small window to do this activity
– a) the sun sets at 4:30 (at least it no longer start setting at
3:00...) and b) it was freezing. So there I stood watching her zoom
down the hill, and then SLOWLY coming back up the hill with her
toboggan. She was employing the two step forward, three slides back
method of climbing up the hill. I was, of course, getting annoyed
standing up there waiting for her. After all, she was the one who
wanted to do this. I was about to yell, when I noticed that she was
giggling, laughing and having fun!
This was the moment when I remembered
you my long lost friend.
So I stood on top of the hill, took a
very deep breath, and just enjoyed the scenery. I was literally at
the top of a hill (and we had the hill to ourselves that day)
watching a beautiful sunset and spending time with my daughter. So
really, who the hell cares that we were not going up and down as many
time as we could pack in. The whole point of this was to go outside,
get some fresh air and have fun! If she has fun falling down the
hill, I should just let her.
So from this point on, I am hoping to
rediscover and spend more time with you. To stop, take a deep
breath, and just enjoy the moment.
Forever yours,
Me
Letters from previous years
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