For spring break I flew to St. Louis to spend the week or more like twelve days with Little Brother. We had a ton of fun. We road tripped to Memphis and Nashville and fit in as much fun as possible before we were separated again. All the tourist actives and my unruly appetite for amazing food was a good time but the real joy was found in the moments between us siblings in which it felt as if we weren't on vacation at all and the rarity of the circumstance was forgotten. The moments when it felt like we were back home living our regular lives. Driving around singing in the car together seemed like something that happened everyday and that we wouldn't be leavening each others side shortly. These ordinary moments make me miss him most. Thinking back it makes the distance between us seem farther than it really is. I tend to take those everyday moments for granted.
While preparing for takeoff out of St. Louis the city was surrounded by a foggy haze and I was prepared for a dull flight with nothing to look at. I was disappointed thinking I would be seeing nothing but white out my window the whole time. To my surprise while climbing altitude we broke through the fog and found a place in the sky between two layers of clouds resting in a crisp blue layer of light at the center. It was like we were sandwiched between the layers of clouds. When people think of heaven I image they think of this exact image. Still climbing we rose again and broke through the top layer of the sandwich to which the entire plane was greeted by a gorgeous sunrise in the distance. I fly quite a bit and nothing could have prepared me for how breath taking the wonders before my eyes were. The clouds below looked like ginormous waves billowing in a fierce and stormy sea, almost cartoonish and surreal. Strong but fluffy they rose and fell for as far as I could see. The sun giving off all its powerful energy and its bold oranges and reds shone fearlessly against the wavy clouds and deeply into my soul.
In this moment I felt as small as an ant but also extremely significant. Intensely feeling both these feelings at the same time was overwhelming and it brought me to tears to think how vast the world is but how easy it is to effect it. Whether we believe it or not, what we do lives on and on through others. The energy burned inside me and filled me with gratitude, hope and love.
Spread beauty - Spread good - Spread truth
I feel blessed beyond measure for the wonderful life I live and all the love I get to experience. Thank you if you are one of those people that has given me so much to be grateful for and the belief that I can leave this world a little bit better then when I got here.
XXXX Meg
