And now that I have your attention, a special moment by Beki.
Just in case you couldn't figure it out, that's me as a baby. Well, a toddler. A youngin.
I put this picture up for two reasons. First, I sometimes like to invite people to look inside my life (so you know a meaningless survey will follow.) Secondly, and more importantly, I posted this because I don't distinctly remember this day, but I'm very fond of this picture and the story that goes with it. And I remember clips of my childhood, days that were easy and fun and sunny like in the picture, and I remember being very happy and content.
Last night sitting on a boat jetting across lake Menona, I felt sated. Completely calm, and serene staring across the lake at the trees and feeling the wind dry my hair. And I've had moments like that before, lots of moments in my life...but what makes this different is its permanence. My grandfather commented last Saturday that he's never seen me happier. And I don't think I've felt happier, at least not like this, extending out and bleeding into every single day, stretching on through weeks. It's a very odd feeling, but since I came up out of that water on Sunday...this overwhelming feeling of warmth and contentment has spread through my limbs. The ultimate in sating. And I thought of this picture, because I think it's something I've been hoping to capture and keep for a long, long time.
And now, I think I might actually have it.