a moment

i had one today.

one of those moments when you're sitting in the right coffee shop, listening to the right music, drinking the right caffeinated beverage (even though it means you won't sleep tonight), doing your best to avoid, but at the same time finish, studying hormones and endocrinology.

it's like doing the back float in the ocean. when you get past the point the waves are breaking, and all the sudden you can float on your back. your face warm in the sunlight, you close your eyes and for a moment you just are. floating, basking, weightless, alone in the good way. (i mean the ocean near florida, of course. not the northern california ocean. burr.)

i had one of those moments today. i'm not sure what happened this week, but it's like a switch turned on. the "you're okay and boston might actually be a great place for you to be for now" switch. i've been smiling a lot. san francisco, please don't get jealous. you're still number one in my heart (don't tell illinois!). but here i am, and i guess i'm gonna make the most of this.

the next time i write, i plan on sharing more about why i'm in nursing school in the first place - as a friend recently encouraged me to do (so that in 6 months, when school is really hard, i will have something to read and remember why i'm putting myself through this).

but for now, enjoy with me a few of the little things that have made my heart full recently.


my cup overflows

come thou fount ---- sung with a banjo. was that song written for a banjo? i think so.

connecting with friends who knew me when i was 18 years old. (and then others who knew me when i was 19, and 20), convincing me that life is beautifully crazy.

saturday morning roommate skype appointments.

listening to good music as i walk home, brain fried from a full day of class and studying. usually i don't like to walk with headphones, but sometimes it's just right.

the human body. a piece of art. after you read this, go on google and try to figure out how many chemical reactions need to occur - in a precise order - for you to wiggle your big toe.

julie and nathan are coming to boston tomorrow. i could almost use capital letters, i'm so excited.

up to the mountain, by patty griffen. heartbeats, by jose gonzalez. regina spektor, just in general. time to pretend, by mgmt. and this tasty treat for anyone who dares click here.

riding my bike over the massachusetts avenue bridge as the sun sets - backlighting the MIT crew team as they row down the river.

showing up by myself for a bible study at a boston church - not enjoying the whole 'new girl' thing - but leaving feeling encouraged and filled.

reading a book about king david and his incredibly human life.

good coffee shops. equally excited classmates. indian food. lost.

learning that we are adaptable, and we can go through heartache and change and come out alive and well on the other side.


now go do something life giving.