let the countdown begin ...

This time next month I will be frolicking in Santorini, in the sun and the sand (two things I will force myself to love), and basking in the beauty of the world at its finest. Departing on a once in a lifetime adventure with the single person that has created for me a once in a lifetime romance. Not allowing myself to feel embarrassed at the fact that I don't know a single word of Greek, except maybe habibi? My Rockdale-established wog accent probably wouldn't come across too well unless I was expecting a black eye or two (I'd probably ask for a well calculated one knowing my obsession with symmetry).

Certainty. Significance. Growth. These are things in life that we yearn for, that drive us, that shoot through our brains as the sun peeks through the curtains. And yet in moments of turbulence and doubt, we shed such important building blocks in our lives and replace them with perishable, temporary comforts that secretly rip our bodies and spirits to shreds. We all believe that we are capable of more than our lowest moments. So don't wallow, don't feel sorry for yourself, stop sitting on the fence because your butt will get sore. Decide what you want and convince yourself wholeheartedly that it is your destiny. Maybe it's not reasonable to ask that you live everyday as if it were your last; but at least live like you enjoy the beauty around you. The sounds of coffee grinding, pages turning, cars rushing, buskers crooning - the beauty is there if you take off the blinkers.