Hi

I was walking home from class and this guy said hi to me as he was passing me- I responded in a delayed fashion. Then another guy was walking towards me and I averted my eyes- I didn't say hello. After that I decided that if a complete stranger could say hi to me and make me feel good then I could do the same. So, for the rest of the walk I smiled and said hello to everyone that I passed- they responded kindly - I felt like I paid it forward, you know? just a little thing can make a difference right?

What continued

ok this just keeps happening...random conversations that I catch...I was walking up to campus and passed a guy who was on a cell phone. He stated, "Can I tell you something about you that annoys me if you promise not to get mad? " alright who is actually going to want to say yes to that? - but you can be certain that the person on the other end of the line would have agreed because their curiosity would have gotten the better of them. or they really wanted to know what they could do better in the relationship? ...I have no idea because again I didn't hear the rest and I don't know who he was talking to... random random random-

What???

You know when you catch a sentence of someone who is on the phone or in the middle of a conversation and that one sentence is all you hear- You hear one sentence in passing and wonder what could have been prior for the response to occur or their personal history and story- well that happened to me today. A girl, who was on the phone said, "Um Melissa you are too young to be drinking alcohol" And that was all I heard. So questions start to fly, who is Melissa? is it your sister? your friend, cousin,- is she a member of the church- are you? are you a convert and the rest of your family doesn't approve of your life choices? what is the relationship? how would your words of reprimanding help? is what you are saying falling on deaf ears- now I will never see that girl again so I will never be able to ask her- but I do love a good story and it would have been fun to hear this one...

A song-

I sat down on the piano bench and put my hands to the keys- I felt the smooth touch of the wood of the bench as I readjusted how far back it was. I opened the Les Mis. book. I looked up at my father's excited face and began to play Bring Him Home- his voice was sweet and strong. As we finished Serena and Thomas came into the living room making opera gestures and joined in the singing. I love my family. I love that they will laugh with me, encourage me, and most importantly love me.

Roller skating

to roll and to glide
and move and slide
to find the light
keep the rink in sight