So She Runs Wild

 

 

    I spent my yesterday evening after work sitting on the deck with my three not-so-little's, enjoying each others company and the sunshine.  In that moment I was flooded with memories of them running wildly through fields of flowers and tall grass, spinning and twirling with their arms spread wide.  The emotion hit me, almost knocking me from my seat.  I am so thankful for these memories.  I am so thankful that we danced in the rain, in the sun, in the moonlight, in the wind.  We danced, and twirled and ran wild and carefree.  I inhaled the scents of that evening like one does when they smell a flower, letting it fill my insides. 

    I made a mental note to remember to run wild more often, allow my heart to be set free and to release myself from the daily responsibilities that I had allowed society to place upon my shoulders.  So, if you too have forgotten what it feels like to run wild, to twirl in the sunlight, dance in the rain, I implore you to do so. 

    After the kids had gone to bed and my oldest had left for her apartment, I remembered the pictures that were taken one Easter weekend and dug them out.  My sweet girls twirling in the park, a dear friend had captured their joy so perfectly. The beauty and the awe and wonder on their faces, the simple happiness.  If I could have bottled it all up I would have.  

Vanessa spent time showing Katelynn how to twirl and dance in the grass, their fancy dresses belling out, their hair floating in the wind.  Katelynn was so eager to follow in her sisters footsteps, so eager to experience the fun, she took to it like a bird taking flight, she was a pro.  It was effortless.

 

It wasn't long before she was in her own world and she just danced and danced, like no one was there.  And Katelynn stared at her in wonder and awe.    

We spend so much time loosing ourselves to a society that drains us, takes everything we have to offer and very rarely gives anything in return.  I find myself personally so depleted.   So, what if we took ourselves back, chose to lose ourselves in the simple pleasures that once were?  What could we gain if we just decided to simply twirl in the moonlight.  I truly believe we would gain so much more then we ever lost.  There's magic in all of it, I can feel it to my core.

Until next time, as always, never goodbye, only see you later.

-Sarah