Moving On

INCIDENT:
I'm getting the hell out of my cursed apartment!

MORAL:
Yay! Sometimes you have to go through hell to get to heaven.

Reunion

INCIDENT:
It was my 10 year reunion this past weekend. Of course I wish there was a better turn out, but I was really excited to see everyone and check out the craziness that is going on at my high school. It sure is a completely different world from when I was in high school.

MORAL:
Reunions make you wonder... if you don't keep in touch with someone, is there a reason? Do reunions just create awkward situations for people to reconnect with old classmates that we weren't close to to begin with? I can understand this mentality. Why waste time on people who don't put in any effort into maintaining a relationship? What is the use? If neither person is getting anything out of the non-relationship or whatever you want to call it then why bother?

I personally love reunions. I think it is because I am an overly sentimental person. Everyone that I encounter through my life plays a part in shaping the person that I have become... and that creates a connection that transcends time. This is why I have trouble letting go...

Beauty

INCIDENT:
On my latest flight I was reading Dwell and there was an article on the "Architecture of Happiness." The title was derived from this quote:

"Beauty is the promise of happiness"
- Henri B. Stendhal

MORAL:
Are beauty and happiness really correlated? Can they be correlated?

If we think about the beauty in the everyday... if we can find beauty in the everyday then perhaps beauty does promise happiness. But it is quite the tall order...

Flight to Somewhere?

INCIDENT:
I just took my second transcontinental flight in two weeks and I have another one to look forward to next weekend. I am a bit exhausted. I hate planes. I hate airports. But I of course have to endure it all because they are a means to an end.

MORAL:
How do we measure what is important in our lives? When do we decide that we should deal with the day-to-day instead of all of the others things that might be individually more important or valued? What is the balance? What is the point? Perhaps it is the difference between the big picture and the details. But what happens when the details no longer make up the big picture? Or is it that we don't see how the details make up the big picture? Can we find clarity again? Where are we headed? I have more questions than anything else.

Birthday...

INCIDENT:
It's my birthday!

MORAL:
I have wonderful friends who constantly remind me how blessed my life has been over the years. No matter what is happening in my life, they stand by me through it all. I have found solace in their friendships and encouraging words. Each contributes a unique and important part to my life. To all of them, I say thank you.