Flying High
Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:49PM I’m on a plane right now. However many thousands of feet above ground. There’s a couple in front of me with a baby that has finally settled down and the person in the seat next to mine is a nice 21 year old coming back from visiting her military boyfriend.
We talked awhile. She’s totally in love you can see it on her face – in her eyes. His imprint still on her lips... I’m happy for her. It’s always so interesting to think of each of these people’s lives… where they’re going, where they came from, what do they do for a living? Do they know what it feels like to have a broken heart? To feel the strongest joy in the world so much that you’re shaking with excitement? Have they seen someone being born or seen someone die? It’s amazing to think of the tapestery of lives out there – the web…and how we become intertwined maybe for just a second or maybe a lifetime. Deep stuff, huh? I obviously have some serious time to think on these flights. Haha!!
I’m flying to Europe today. I am truly excited and have no idea what to expect. I have been a bit out of touch lately to friends and to the music “scene,” but been working hard and focusing as usual…trying to find and make sure that I’m truly doing my best and doing what God wants me to do. (And that includes writing Euro-pop!) My feelings towards a lot of things had recently been like a leaky facet…mostly screwed on tight with just a few drops spouting out every now and again. Me closing off, holding tight, to not getting hurt or let down. It’s really no way to live. I want to live wide open – soaking in every single second of breath and life. I want to break and I want to be full. That’s what it’s all about.
This trip is a timely one. I know I’ll come back with a new appreciation for the world, for culture, for people, for Nashville, for music, for relationships, for my blessings, for God.
The world below looks like a miniature playhouse. The streets are tiny, lakes look like puddles, cars like toys, the buildings look like legos… I feel like a giant, a bird. My heart is full. Full of thanks, contentment in the moment, excitement and anticipation of what’s to come. I FEEL all of that. And as I look down, I know and I feel it - I literally am on top of the world.
Reader Comments (3)
journey for you. You are truly a Blessing to anyone who knows you and Loves you as I do!!! Enjoy the ride!!!!!!!! love, Kathy