My very first post for 2010! Will it be about resolutions? Will it be about writing goals? Or should I focus on the preservation of Earth; should I go global?
Two days ago, I did something I should've done long time ago. No, no, no, I don't want to start with regrets, I'm just too excited about this new experience (and a little ashamed to have been living on Aruba my whole life and to never ever have taken the time to wake up early, drive to the sea and wait for the sun to rise over the horizon)
Last Sunday I saw the light! It was my first time and it made me feel special; standing on the southern point of my island, at the beginning of a new year, waiting patiently in the dark, on the edge of a cliff, letting the cool sea breeze remind me of how early a day could start (and how chilly the tropics could be!) and all for a thrill - a new thrill!
A shooting star caught my eye and I was so excited about the brightness of it (or was it lack of coffee?), I forgot to make a wish. Before I could realize anything, I was standing between a moon and a rising sun, not only to discover that Morning Glory and Sunrise - colors I have on a color palette in my computer - were actually real...
...but, - warning: the following content is filled with cliché, but it's the truth and nothing but, so hear me out:
to experience that the birth of a new day or, a new year or, a new thrill, gives hope. And hope is needed, whether it's Earth you're saving or yourself from desillusion, you need something new and special to be thankful for, every single day. So, don't wait for it, but look, find and cherish it.
Have a bright new 2010 and may all your shooting stars be wished upon.
