Dear October,
You dawned crystal clear
and impossibly bright. It’s still a little warm for scarf weather, but I
couldn’t resist. The last week of September was full of trips to coffee shops
and impromptu celebrations with friends. After a week like that, it can be hard
to be sucked back into reality, and today I was faced with a growing mountain
of homework and an unexplainable restlessness. Not the best way to start a new
month. But you brought other things, October. Things like the promise of a
paycheck for my work in the Writing Center, and crafting the perfect last
sentence of an essay. Then there’s the feeling that comes with each new
beginning, like stretching your muscles after a night in cramped sleeping
quarters. Suddenly you feel more awake, you have space to move, and each new
experience is the world opening itself up to you, little by little.
Laura
Song of the Day: "Lost in my Mind" by The Head and the Heart
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