empty boxes: Dear Future,

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Dear Future,

Thank you for being kind

Thank you for always settling in as the gentle present

Thank you for never being anything more than I can handle

I'll admit, I was a little terrified at first when I first heard of you, but I appreciate all of the wonderful people you've given me along the way so I don't have to take this path alone

I'm sorry for pushing you away for the longest time when I was younger; you have to understand, I didn't know what to think

Because you bring such terrible, wonderful things, and I wasn't ready to face any of them

But along with the people, you've given me hope and a whole new perspective on the most beautiful, horrible place I've ever seen
Please forgive me if I'm still a little hesitant, but I still doubt myself and wonder if I'll ever be ready to fully come out of my own little box I've grown so fond of

All the same, I'm very glad you're here, and I invite you in to take a seat

Pour yourself a cup of tea and make yourself at home

I'm ready to hear all about the world you've built for me

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fun fact: I was sitting alone on a beach a few months ago, right behind the group of kids in the last picture. we all sat and watched the waves while the boy and girl on the far right played the flute while the middle one played the ukulele and the other two sang about the future and hope and love while the sun went down. Sitting on that beach behind that group of kids was the calmest and most at peace with the world I've felt in a very long time.