What compels a person to pack their bags and move away, far from family, friends, and the familiar? For Evan and I, like many others, it was to pursue new opportunities and for a breath of fresh air, a chance to experience something new.
There is something very palpably exciting about change. The move seems to have reignited some long buried exuberance for life and optimism in both Evan and me. For the first time in a while, I feel content.
There is something uniquely enchanting about Washington. This morning, when I was leaving for work, the world felt so still and the air was so misty, I just stood there dumbstruck for twenty minutes, wondering how it was that I felt I was seeing the world for the first time.
I don't know why it is the simplest things in life that bring immense pleasure - a laugh with a friend, an interesting insight from a stranger, a cup of good coffee (what Seattlite wouldn't put that in the list? :-)), and a hug from a husband. I feel fortunate to have these things and a chance to feel such contentment.
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