Peace; be still.
May 8, 2011
Days go by and I just can’t quite seem to catch a moment to stop, be still, and just think. Today was Mothers Day, and needless to say I have incredible mammas all around me who I am so blessed to celebrate. From a hippy mamma who has known me since I was 3, to a beautiful mamma who raised my wonderful boyfriend, to the most wonderful, sweet, loving mamma I have ever known (my own mother, lisa bee) – I have so much to be thankful for. But despite the sweet, tender holiday of celebrating the most powerful people (in my opinion) on this earth – I had to work a full day at the most hectic, insane restaurant (in my opinion) in town. Wait lists, drunk women, happy families, screaming children, hustling servers, feet…so…sore… – but amidst all of this, the most unexpected thing. I looked up from the basket of silverware I was unloading in the front of the restaurant as I noticed the most amazing smell come from outside. The hostess stand had quieted for a moment as the main doors took a pause in opening with customers pouring in, and I turned my head to glance out the window. Rain. It was falling so soft and heavy at the same time. Leaving my silverware, I pushed open the patio door and saw the sun streaming bright through the thick rain clouds. This glorious moment of rain and sun flooded every sensation within. I ran inside and asked my manager if I could pull out my cell phone to take a photo. She laughed, but enjoyed my childlike enthusiasm and agreed. I ran out to the patio once more and stood in complete solitude for the first time in the day. Rain created the most wonderful of songs as I watched the rays of sun hit the earth. I breathed in and for a moment I found myself standing within peace. I felt my heart beat inside of my chest and I slowly released my lungs and breathed out. The cool breeze wrapped around me as my hair shifted gently around the curves of my face. I closed my eyes and rested. My eyes opened once more and I turned and headed back inside; my heart perfectly still.
