Some years have more in them than others.
There are years that go by with barely a ripple, one foot in front of the other, taking care of business as things come up. They have their ups and downs, their good times and bad, and when you get to the end of them you're older but not much different. These kinds of years aren't bad, really, especially as you get older and learn to appreciate the wisdom of stillness and comfort. But they don't really teach you much.
Other years, though, you learn. Oh, my, do you learn.
Lauren has had one of the other years, and she's learned and grown in ways that haven't really become obvious yet but which I'm very much looking forward to finding out.
She graduated from college and started a Master's Degree program.
She traveled. She started the year in Manhattan, Madrid, and Malta. She's been all over the US. And this summer, largely on her own, she literally went around the world – a season's worth of backpacking, adventuring, and hostels. At some point very soon I hope to put some of those stories here, at least the stories that came to me and that she, as the owner of the stories, allows me to tell.
She's seen things and done things, learned things and taught things. It's been quite a year.
And through it all she remains Lauren, and that is a lovely thing to be.
Happy birthday, Lauren.
I'm proud of you.
There are years that go by with barely a ripple, one foot in front of the other, taking care of business as things come up. They have their ups and downs, their good times and bad, and when you get to the end of them you're older but not much different. These kinds of years aren't bad, really, especially as you get older and learn to appreciate the wisdom of stillness and comfort. But they don't really teach you much.
Other years, though, you learn. Oh, my, do you learn.
Lauren has had one of the other years, and she's learned and grown in ways that haven't really become obvious yet but which I'm very much looking forward to finding out.
She graduated from college and started a Master's Degree program.
She traveled. She started the year in Manhattan, Madrid, and Malta. She's been all over the US. And this summer, largely on her own, she literally went around the world – a season's worth of backpacking, adventuring, and hostels. At some point very soon I hope to put some of those stories here, at least the stories that came to me and that she, as the owner of the stories, allows me to tell.
She's seen things and done things, learned things and taught things. It's been quite a year.
And through it all she remains Lauren, and that is a lovely thing to be.
Happy birthday, Lauren.
I'm proud of you.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Lauren!
Lucy & Sue
Thanks! I will pass that along! :)
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