Just a moment of reflection…
I recently opened up one of my journals to look back on what I had written. This particular journal is special. I bought it a few years ago at Barnes & Noble (I’m pretty sure), so the origin isn’t especially exciting. However, I also bought a long, glass pen with a jar of original black ink to go with it because I wanted to try my hand at calligraphy again. Since it had been so long, I wanted to practice before I tried writing in it and ruining it. Unfortunately I got distracted with life and never got the opportunity, but I always kept it close by in case I had something significant to write. Eventually I cracked it open, carefully as to not bend the spine, and scrawled a few quotes from songs and the Bible. Based on what I wrote, I would figure that it was early 2010. The next page has a different quote, followed by a promise made to myself to experience life. I remember this was later in the year and it felt as if I was turning a new page in my life and I had to make it