I like the way hopefulness feels. I wonder how others feel when they feel it. I wonder if they get the same warm feeling inside their stomachs. If everything feels weightless. If taking in a breath feels like a renewal, like all the doubt is being washed away and light is coming in. If they want to smile and smile and smile.
I've been feeling very hopeful the last few days. It feels good, sort of the way you feel after a long winter. I remember this one winter in Virginia. It was a doozy. We had ten snow days that year. TEN! It was unheard of. We had one entire week off from school. And then there was spring. And spring in Virginia is probably one of the most beautiful things I have seen. Trees blossom into colors I didn't know existed in nature. If I close my eyes, I can see cherry blossoms on the Mall. I can see the sunlight through the petals, everything covered in fresh, soft pink. Pink falling everywhere. Spring had never felt so good or so welcome in all my life.
And that is like hope and how I feel right now. I really have no idea what path my life is going to take. But I'm not at all afraid, either. I just take a deep breath, and feel all that light coming in and know that whatever comes, it's going to be beautiful and perfect. Like pink blossoms floating everywhere.
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