Sometimes, in order to truly appreciate a moment, a situation, a person, I’ll picture myself 5 years ago, as if I were peering in on the present. Can you believe this is your life, I’ll ask myself. Because I don’t want to take things for granted, no matter how small. And I don’t want moments to pass by, only to be felt after the fact. So I did this last week in Quebec…lying in bed in our quaint hotel room, with the old city streets covered in snow out our window, days behind us and ahead of us of exploring this historic place, with my husband next to me. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so lucky. I turned 25 last week. Is my life how I expected it to be by now? No. And that’s okay, really truly okay. I wish we could freeze these moments of realization and appreciation and so when life feels dull and your wants exceed your means you could smack yourself with this truth. That really, you’re living the life you used to dream about.
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