Things Are Changing.
Grey’s Anatomy is over. There was no Desperate Housewives. The Sunday visit ended with goodbye’s. And now we are home. I put The Boyfriend to bed and scratched his back and scalp until he went to sleep. “I love you.” “Love you too.” And then I sat at the computer.
Things are changing. After a few emails, I decided to go outside for a cigarette (shut up, I don’t want to hear it). The snow had fallen, and now Lower Etobicoke is covered in a white dew. The wind is slowing down after a few days of gusts and the clouds are subsiding. The moon is out and the stars are shining.
Things are changing. Living downtown, I never saw stars. These past few weeks, they run across the sky playing tag with each other. They still don’t compare to the stars in the northern sky, but they are there. The air is crisp. Everything is white. The moon reflects off the snow in the park below and, for the first time (at night), I can actually see the entire willow tree that is as tall as my entire building. It’s beautiful. Everything from my balcony is absolutely beautiful.
Things are changing. Trees are left leafless and the birds have left. Still, I can’t get over the snow. I lived with so much of it for 21 years and now I have become accustomed to the lack of it. The snow falls, and I can’t stop staring. It’s light, but it’s everywhere.
Things are changing. They are changing beyond my control. There are things that are totally out of our hands… What will happen to George’s father? When will the first snowball fight be? What will we find under our trees in three weeks?
Things are changing. But sometimes we have control. Sometimes we have to take control. Procrastination is usually based on fear, but it’s time to be unafraid. It’s time to throw caution to the wind and take the bull by the horns. It’s time to (insert your preferred cliché here). Things are changing.
I will be making three changes soon. Some may seem small, but to me they are huge. There are huge life changes and huge personal growths. Things are changing and I am scared shitless, but I have to do it. Give me your hand and let me squeeze it.
Things are changing. Because, “For things to change, first I must change!”
Things are changing. After a few emails, I decided to go outside for a cigarette (shut up, I don’t want to hear it). The snow had fallen, and now Lower Etobicoke is covered in a white dew. The wind is slowing down after a few days of gusts and the clouds are subsiding. The moon is out and the stars are shining.
Things are changing. Living downtown, I never saw stars. These past few weeks, they run across the sky playing tag with each other. They still don’t compare to the stars in the northern sky, but they are there. The air is crisp. Everything is white. The moon reflects off the snow in the park below and, for the first time (at night), I can actually see the entire willow tree that is as tall as my entire building. It’s beautiful. Everything from my balcony is absolutely beautiful.
Things are changing. Trees are left leafless and the birds have left. Still, I can’t get over the snow. I lived with so much of it for 21 years and now I have become accustomed to the lack of it. The snow falls, and I can’t stop staring. It’s light, but it’s everywhere.
Things are changing. They are changing beyond my control. There are things that are totally out of our hands… What will happen to George’s father? When will the first snowball fight be? What will we find under our trees in three weeks?
Things are changing. But sometimes we have control. Sometimes we have to take control. Procrastination is usually based on fear, but it’s time to be unafraid. It’s time to throw caution to the wind and take the bull by the horns. It’s time to (insert your preferred cliché here). Things are changing.
I will be making three changes soon. Some may seem small, but to me they are huge. There are huge life changes and huge personal growths. Things are changing and I am scared shitless, but I have to do it. Give me your hand and let me squeeze it.
Things are changing. Because, “For things to change, first I must change!”
posted by Lance Morrison @ 12:31 AM
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I love the imagery and poetry in your writing. It captures exactly what I feel when gazing out on the first snowy night and the world seems to be holding its breath while beneath it all, there's some secret magic stirring:) It makes me want to paint something...tonight.
Maybe I should stay up later....I need thoughts like this too
What a beautiful post :)
I'm a Toronto girl, but have moved to Northern Ontario, and you're right- the stars are absolutely stunning up here. I never saw any stars in Toronto except during that massive blackout a few years ago and whenever the Film Festival was on :) I worked near Yorkville, so there were always lots of "stars" there! LOL!
PS. I was ticked off that the reruns for Grey's Anatomy and Deperate Housewives are on! LOL!
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