i'm in

Love is something you don't always rush into. Sometimes you're in it before you even realize, and sometimes you know it's coming long before it arrives in verbal form.

It's fun because it's something easy to give, and difficult, too. It's hard to say and easy to shout, intricate in design and topographically confusing. I've been in wrong love, and then just when I really wasn't looking, I found the right one.

Today I'm feeling introspective about all of the loves we feel. For the little ones, the big ones, the funny ones, the far away ones. For the sad ones, the very soft ones, the loud ones, and the tricky ones. Some love is so short, so bright, it leaves you like a spark. These are sometimes the hardest, but also the most beautiful. We can't always hold on, and sometimes it's the letting go that takes longest.

All the loving going on around me makes me feel a little more than a lot lucky. I feel swept away and caught up, and it's been almost 5 years. When the swirling mess of life catches us up, and things seem like they couldn't get any more topsy turvy, I get a love note or a kiss.

From this guy.

(photo courtesy of Elese Moran)