I have this habit of deciding that I'd like to drink a glass of water because I'm thirsty and/or I think I should for the sake of my health, then drinking a gulp or two and forgetting about it. Tonight Mark gave me the option of a regular or an extra large glass, and I chose extra large. To put it optimistically, the glass is still half full after a few hours. Mark is drinking it now. Maybe that's not a very interesting blog topic, but it's a quirk of mine that I thought I'd share. Maybe writing mundane blog entries is another quirk of mine...
This has been a strange day. I was off of work on Monday and Tuesday, so today was my first day in the office this week. I still can't figure out what day it is. I came home and my mom called to tell me that a longtime friend of her and my dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday. It's really sad, of course...I don't feel like there is a lot more I can say about how terrible it is for her family and friends. It's crazy to think about. I can't imagine what it would be like if someone close to me who I expected to be around for another few decades was suddenly and permanently gone. I guess that's a contingency we're not really meant to spend our energy anticipating, we just have to live. Life is pretty amazing...it's so tenacious and also so fragile at the same time. It seems so cliche, but I think I'm going to be more mindful to appreciate it for a while.
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