Sleepless tonight. Thunder crashes and rumbles as the rain patters against my window. On nights like this, I often think of you. Maybe you are awake in this tumultuous storm, too? We stumble through this life so unaware, taking love and living for granted until it becomes something less than extraordinary.

We shield our hearts from all the broken things; promises, dreams, relationships, until it too becomes the very thing that is broken. But alas, a callus heart can mend if only allowed to be free again from the fear that numbs it from feeling. Free to feel the joy, the love, the heartache and pain this life has to offer. To live is to die. Our journey is a cosmic adventure through time and space. To feel alive is to understand that time is short in this body. Be awake. Be aware. Live and love. Experience. Forgive. Forget. Start new. Just be.