so so! so full! so full so full!

so full of words

so full of sounds and songs

so full of steps and prayers

so full of puppies and popcorn

so full of colors

so full of snot!

so full of a broken gourd, glued back together with tears and a promise that I'm not mad

so full of life of love of love to live for life for love

so full of forgets!

so full of its okay

so full of glue glue glue glue in my hair on my pants

so full of praying mantis

so full of silence!

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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.