Birthday

I turn 29 years old this week.  It is strange, birthdays become more meaningful when they are milestones. 16 you get to drive, 18 you can vote, 21 you can drink, 30 etc... For me 29 is the most meaningful milestone I've reached.  Throughout this past year I have learned more about myself and life than the previous years combined.  I think it is because I am actually growing up instead of just aging.  Maya Angelou once said, "Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.”  Cooper has made a major impact on me growing up, and not just by adding responsibilities.  He shows innocence.  He shows love.  He shows determination.  He shows freedom and an open mind.  He has taught me to look past my depression and towards my freedom.  He has shown me that hard work and determination will allow you to achieve new heights.  He has shown me that happiness does exist.  He has taught me unwavering loyalty and love.  I have learned to look at the world around me with a new, open mind filled with love for others.  So this, my 29th birthday, will be one milestone I will never forget.

Butterfly

She runs wildly, excited about the possibilities

Daisies with their center like a bright golden sun

The breeze blowing as she sprints after her prize

Net in hand, she knows she will catch the butterflies

Weaving through the daisies and oaks in the field

Thier vivid color, pattern of flight. She dreams.

Breathing becomes heavy as she chases mightily

Like a lion hunting its prey, she knows what this catch will yield.

It's watery blue wings begin to disappear

Saddened, she returns home. Head dropped low

After the long chase, she feels saddened; hopeless

But as she set sobbing, beauty with aqua wings on her arm did appear.

Breck