The beauty that surrounds me is without compare, but every year at this time I discover that I am standing on the edge of something gorgeous and filled with allure. There is tension, there is sadness, and there is hope that all swills together into the giant blue cocktail glass we call the sky. What is there in the coming of fall that brings such intense feelings?
As the leaves fall in frozen showers of gold, I wonder at the world we are so privileged to live in, to love in, to flourish in. It doesn't take a miracle, it doesn't take a lifetime, and it doesn't take anything more than amazement at the sheer loveliness found in every waking moment to comprehend how precious are our lives.
A quick look at the garden reveals that my sunflowers gleam with ice. Until the morning thaws, they are preserved in perfect likeness of the sunny beauties that have greeted me all summer long. How fragile is life here and, yet, so resilient. A laugh wells up from inside me as the mental image of a giant dumping bottles of clear nail polish over the well shaped flowers blooms within my mind. I cannot stop myself from contemplating the fantastic sight before me. I don't feel that it belongs to our world, but to the pages of a good fairy tale.
The chill air makes me shiver and I feel a warm smile spreading over my face. The fond memories of my life are lucid today and I possess a perfect clarity that is akin only to the thrill of walking barefoot through the first good snow of winter. Pure joy. Though the day is the same as yesterday, I know that today shall be different if only for the great dreams it promises to bring.
It's true, today's entry is not in keeping with my usual entries. Right now, form and narrative don't seem to matter or even have a place here. After all:
July 1st, 2014,
The world fascinates my every feeling sense, until all that remains is my soul.
Whoever you are, wherever you are, I hope that you are able to look at the small and the large, the simple and the complex, and realize that the greatest beauty of all has nothing to do with where you are; rather, it has to do with who you are. I know that in my own life that knowledge has made all the difference.
I love our world and I love all of you who have helped to make my life beautiful.
Love,
Jenn
About Me
- Jenny
- To introduce myself, I am an aspiring writer who is currently completing her BA at home through an open campus university. Besides still living at home with my parents, I not only hope to share my experiences in the bush but, as I strive to become a better writer, perhaps help inspire those who have desired to go on such a great adventure but have been intimidated by the unknown. May you laugh, cry, and thoroughly enjoy my lifestyle blog.
Thursday, 11 September 2014
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