lows and highs

On days like today, it's hard to worry about the distant future. It stays there staring from afar, marveling at the glory of a wonderful spring day. It's easy for me to have moments of doubt about who I am and where I'm going. But every now and then, little comments by dear friends (Echo and Daniel) and the youthful exuberance of a much missed face (Emily) remind me that all is not lost. Lows are a part of life, but so are highs. And so is PMS.

When feeling emotionally spent it's easy to believe the hurtful things people can say, but it is not always a bad thing to hear criticism. It, along with so many other things in life, should be taken with a grain of salt. I'm not perfect, but then no one is. I generally prefer to remain my own harshest critic, but far be it from me to hoard that privilege. I take all comments into consideration, and hopefully, after licking my wound, appeal to my sense of self-trust by throwing caution to the wind and just being me. I can't be any more or less.

So with the realization that my life is not futile, I'm hopeful that today will be better than yesterday, but even if it isn't all that I hope for, there is another high waiting for me around the corner. Thank GOD I'm on vacation this week!