If a picture paints a thousand words...

8:34pm~ The air was still damp with the noonday rain. Clouds stretched for what seemed like years as I sang aloud the words of my favorite hymn with the windows down. As I turned onto the street that leads me home, I was amazed. The sky, melancholy grey not minutes before, had somehow been painted with the colors of cocktails and summertime. The sun, who had been hiding her smile for the duration of the day, revealed her shine for only moments before tucking herself in under the blankets of dusk.

There are certain things we are all able to recall in our minds. Certain things that stand out as favorites during the descriptions of such "things"... the best ice cream you've ever tasted, the most amazing song you've ever heard...etc. Tonight, I fear I may have seen the most beautiful sunset. I say "i fear" for two reasons. One being that if tonight was in fact the most beautiful sunset, I have many nights to spend gallivanting under much less spectacular colors. And two... this particular pallet of pinks and oranges was viewed alone.

When I see something amazing... Whether it be beautiful, historical, artistic..... I can't help but think of it's grandeur. I suddenly form sentences full of words not used in the context of my normal day. As I visited the castles and caves in Europe, I would create lives and memories for the people who once called them home. When I am greeted with a familiar smell, I fall into a subconscious state of nostalgia. When I see a sunset, I wax poetic about it's beauty. I have learned that it may be my way of feeling like Im actually sharing that exact moment in time with someone besides myself.

Words have always been a friend of mine. Sentences, my counselor. I use them in many ways. Both foolishly and eloquently, my words have been the soft ground on which I land. I'll talk it over...talk it out... write it down... blog. Words, both mine and others', are what I turn to for strength, support, comfort, and a swift kick in the pants.

Words are the reason that Ill probably be single forever