Have you been inside the museum?
We should go…
Meet the dinosaurs
~ The Next Ten Minutes
It’s….been a long while since I’ve written anything. To be honest, that’s because I haven’t felt like I have a great deal to write about. It’s not that there hasn’t been anything going on, it’s that everything that was going on suddenly felt…overwhelmingly insignificant. If that doesn’t make any sense don’t worry about it, I’ve never claimed to be the most logical of people.
There has been….a lot….
So no, I’m not dead! Just…particularly quiet.
For my birthday this year we escaped the craziness of preparing for visiting family (more on that later), to take a long overdue visit to the museum. “Sue” the T-Rex is on display at our local museum until January, and for some reason that’s all I wanted for my birthday: to go see the dinosaurs. AJ even had her own dinosaur dress (thank you Barbie fashion!).
Let’s just say I now know how an ant would feel. Or a very tiny mouse trying to hide from a very large cat. I have never seen anything so big in all my life. And somehow it put everything in perspective. After all, we really are so very small. We are a tiny little blip in the infinite river of time. And in the face of all that, how big can all of our oh-so-big problems really be?
As I get a little older, my birthday’s have taken on a quieter turn as well. This past year has taught (and taken) so much that it’s nearly impossible to list everything. But the lessons, at their heart, remain the same: no matter how hard things get, always remember the things that are really important, remember the people who love you, and remember that every day can be an adventure.
Sometimes, it really is just about the next ten minutes.