Humble Me

I looked around today like a child while I was driving and saw so many beautiful things, I almost started to cry. A Mexican princess party, murals of Christian figures, an elderly couple sitting on their porch enjoying a glass of wine and fine conversation, a pregnant women and her partner walking hand n hand, teens skateboarding while an aspiring producer took video, a woman and woman walking in an art gallery together not ashamed to hold hands, kids swinging up and down with joyous faces, a man sitting on a park bench patiently waiting for transportation while he’s immersed into a good novel, and families all over the place.

I don’t know if it was the time of day, or just the state I am in, but it humbled me. It made me feel so blessed for the life I have lived, the family God blessed me with and the friends that surround me and continually make me laugh, dance, and sparkle. It made me remember how beautiful life is if we just see it that way. I was happy to be a spectator, instead of a joiner.

It was like when you let go of a balloon in the vast sky for the first time. It was like when you see a rainbow and wonder where it ends. It was almost like when I believed that mermaids would save me if I were to drown in a pool. It was rich with inspiration and a feeling that I embrace. I often take the time to look around me when I am running, walking, or just driving – maybe it’s the photographer in me – or maybe it’s because life goes by soo quickly, if I can spend a few seconds to suck it up, I will.