it be the bond I share with my friends, the memories I have with those I no longer see, the interaction with my family and the relationship I have with myself.As people come and go in life, I cannot help but wonder why some stay and others drift away. Some drifting slowly, almost going un-noticed and others practically disappearing instantly, like some kind of real-life magic trick with no specific formula to bring them back. As if there is some cosmic correlation between the people and faces seen daily and a reason as to why we have to miss others so much. Based on the path I have chosen in my life, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet so many unique and amazing people. Those, who without, I would not be me, without those conversations had, experiences undergone, adventures to be taken.
We tend to forget how influential those around us really are. The strangers we pass by, thinking nothing of it or the casual conversations had during a daily coffee run. Just based on a certain route consistently taken and that impromptu detour that unexpectedly brought you face to face with something or someone fabulous. There is an irony here, ironic how life is full of goodbyes, and yet full of hello's at the very same time. Like the two parallel one another for infinity and it is the way things go not even an on-going cycle but instead a game of catch, eye for an eye, a loss for a gain. Occasionally I feel sad, sad that I do not see you everyday, and at one point you were there every day of my life. Such faces and personalities, so magnificent, I could not imagine a world without.
I have always made it a priority to maintain relationships, staying in touch and not losing sight of
what was once quite significant. Not realizing how influential something was until it is no longer around. Or how you could have gone so long without having that charisma and essence channeling a certain lifestyle in your world. This time of year, specifically, is about seeing old friends and foes, family gatherings, laughter, reminiscing about what once was and resolutions to be carried with us in the year to come. For me, I want to concentrate on all the positive influences I have in my world and not forget the people who are nearly a plane ride away.It is easy to be hard on oneself; whether a job is at stake or just not fulfilling, a relationship hanging by a thread or merely a bad hair day that can only be fixed with a good night sleep. But with a slight pause you can turn it all around. Nothing is perfect, unlike a puzzle where every piece is meant to fit precisely, instead life is that puzzle with two missing pieces or for some half the box, but that is what makes us unique and lovable. It is why people cherish one another for the differences we share and the magical qualities that prevail. This season, ignore whats missing and concentrate on what is here or there. On who is in your world and what special phone call or plane ride can bring something back. We will never have all the pieces to life, all at the same time, because then things would be perfect and perfect is not to be defined by one person, lifestyle, job, love or lust. Define your own perfect even if it is a puzzle with a million little pieces paired with a million little thoughts... all of which may never unite yet equally essential.
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