Ten.One Thousand, Four Hundred & Forty-Four

1. He says it still seems so dark. I tell him that the fog is hanging low this morning.

2. I want to climb back under the covers like the kids do on mornings like these.

3. Coffee.

4. The energy in here is buzzing but not in a good way.

5. I comb through images trying to select the perfect ones. There are too many to choose from, too many I love.

6. The only thing about this place is that everyone is too cool to smile.

7. I find a place in the sun and finish up some work. Birds bounce around on the deck. The sound of leaf blowers. Nail gun. A man singing in the distance.

8. I have to stop letting these interactions make me angry.

9. “I can have compassion for you and still choose to not be harmed by you as you continue on your journey to grow and learn.”

10. Just the four of us sitting in dappled light overlooking Stags Leap, talking and talking and losing track of time. It’s so peaceful. I don’t want to leave.