I am me

I went to the kitchen and filled a glass and stood looking out the window toward our peaceful world — a world we inherited without rules to navigate its majesty. Instead, there were frontiers of manifest destiny. And after we set foot on what we could, we dove to the depths. And when we met the other side, we looked toward the sky and expanded into the heavens to continue the legacy. But my worldview had narrowed in on her and the life she carried… and I let go of the extraneous in place of something simpler — tiny hands and feet, and a fresh mind unconditioned with insight into everything I took for granted. Seeking after the new and placing my print where I hadn’t before was as meaningless as a number. Instead, I would travel like Columbus and discover for myself what had already been discovered, and I would travel with those fresh eyes of a child that unlock the depths beyond the meaningless number of experiences.