Thawed

It's probably human nature to avoid that which makes you uncomfortable. To take the easy, fastest, shortest, cheapest....way out. But it's those uncomfortable moments that offer the most valuable lessons. I know I hit upon an important bit of historical information yesterday. Something I always knew but wasn't ready to 'know'. Funny thing is that once I acknowledged my feelings, I was fine. I feel like an outside observer. Wow, I do feel like invisible Scrooge looking upon young Scrooge.

As I walked outside this morning I was humbled by the view of ice on the trees. That moment where they look like crystalized art. It occurred to me that sometimes things happen in life that seem to 'flash freeze' the moment. Encapsulating the painful event for future scrutiny. I was wrong in thinking the past had to be stuffed away never to be seen again. When the time is right and you can view an event in a new light, it's like the crystalized trees in the rays of the rising sun. The ice starts melting away and reveals the magic of the moment. The lesson to be learned. The beauty.

Thanks everyone for your great comments.

And to my sister/cuz, you're right.

 Carlos would want me to keep dancing.

And that's all life really is.

A dance along the path.

Even if I do keep tripping on my own two feet.

Lessons.

Beautiful lessons.