December 16, 2010 Simplicities of life
The simple things in life are the things that we always overlook and forget. Life is complex and chaotic, it’s easy to forget the things that can bring a smile to your face.
Today, on my way home from a lovely dinner with the folk of Princess Street I walked home from Charles Street Terminal. I took my time slowly, through Victoria Park and enjoyed the delightful combination of my music through my headphones, the cheerful holiday lights decorating the park and the crisp bite of a snowy December night. On my way home, I saw that somebody’s snowman was knocked over so I reconstructed him. Then about 20 paces later, hung my bags on a bench, laid myself down on a blanket of untouched white snow and made myself a snow angel. It was childishly exhilarating, reconstructing snowmen and making snow angels at midnight on my own in the park.
As I sit and reflect on my time in Waterloo, I can’t help but feel melancholy. I guess that’s only normal, anybody would feel melancholy leaving the life that they have built for themselves over the last 4 years. While I do need to return to my hometown, which in my mind is not ideal, I am trying to take it as time that I can take to myself and discover who I am, what I want and where I am going with my life.
At 23, my whole life is ahead of me. I have no idea where it’s going to take me, but I’ll always try to remember to take things day by day and remember the simple things in life.
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Renée that’s beautiful
And I’m super glad you saw the Princesses before leaving! I miss you!