Today on my run

I saw a hummingbird.

as I ran up my last hill two boys who had just climbed it on their bikes came soaring down, screaming with happiness.

I thought about Friends

Lauryn Hill said before singing my favorite song 

"fantasy is what people want but reality is what they need.. and I've just retired... from the fantasy part."

I used to live by that phrase-- it was one of those things that sounded good, and I didn't think twice about its meaning. I thought agreeing with it meant I was growing up. 

I'm in a happier place, right now. I know I am lucky if I can hold on to my fantasy world. Working with children helps me to keep imagining, to keep dreaming and to make those dreams a reality. I'm growing back down, and I think I'm headed in the right direction.