Remembering

  To look back in times of quietness does not disrupt the present. It is when we lose ourselves to the memories that we find ourselves stumbling. Looking over his shoulder for too long never did a runner any good. We have a specific path set before us and pondering on the past can sometimes be overly distracting. But there are times when thoughts of the past lightly linger on the outskirts of the mind. My mind sometimes pulls out fond moments from the past. I like to shortly dwell on them. The beautiful things, the sad, joyful, and painful. I enjoy thinking on friends and remembering the outlines of their profiles, or the way their eyes would look into mine, always wondering. I remember each and every person's hug, the embraces never the same but distinct and unique as the people giving them to me. I reflect on the faces that would grow quiet, or smiles that would reach from one side of a persons face to the other. Times of roaring laughter and playful joking, of listening, of sleeping on my shoulder, of drawing on my hands, of tears drying on my sleeves, of arms reaching out for support, of vulnerability, of tenderness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of shame, of picking flowers and talking about life, of festivity, of righteous pride, of merriment, of grief, of hope....the list goes on and on. These are only some of all the things I cherish sharing with others. For I know the joys of living them, the strength from learning them, the renewing from appreciating them, the blessings from receiving them, the beauty of sharing them with others, the sadness of losing them, the bittersweet pain of moving on and having so many things slowly fade away. It is good to remember. For remembering is a sign of a past life, and a reminder of existing in the new one. Remembering gives me hope to have old joys yet again some day in the future. But for now I will praise the Lord for all those who have already come my way, those that I've newly met, and those that will be with me through the ever changing chapters of life on earth.


Thank You Lord for the ability to remember, and for giving me Your love to share with all those I've loved, do love, and will love<3