Sometimes we feel like we’re drowning.
Like we’re surrounded by a body of water we can’t control and floating aimlessly in this abyss known as life.
And, then, we wake up.
And, we realize that it’s really just all water and, realize that underneath us is a float - a floatation device - created to hold us up and support us when we are too tired to swim and must choose to just float.
And, we look to our right and we see a friend...or, in my case, I look right in front of me and see a fluffy little Lorax of a friend who’s been there for me for 14 years and will even jump into pools with me just so I know that I’m never, ever truly alone.
And, it all reminds me of a quote from one of my all-time favorite ‘80s movies in my living Nostalgiaville - St. Elmo’s Fire - which all of you kids really need to go watch today.
But I digress.
It’s a quote when the lost-but-not-lost boy himself, Billy (@robloweofficial in one of my forever-favorite role of his), is attempting to save the day for lost-but-not-lost girl, Jules (played beautifully flawed by Demi Moore @moore2d):
“Jules, y'know, honey... this isn't real. You know what it is? It's St. Elmo's Fire. Electric flashes of light that appear in dark skies out of nowhere. Sailors would guide entire journeys by it, but the joke was on them... there was no fire. There wasn't even a St. Elmo. They made it up. They made it up because they thought they needed it to keep them going when times got tough, just like you're making up all of this. We're all going through this. It's our time at the edge.”
At one time or a few times in our lives, we all feel on the edge. And, all we can do is cuddle the fluffy little Loraxes next to us who refuse to leave our side, try to find our footing as best as we can, reach out for the landing and know that we will float through this wave in life just like we’ve floated through all the others.
It really did take getting into 2019 to realize how challenging 2018 was, but thus far, 2019 has me floating...and, smiling...and, feeling awfully grateful for all the comforting Loraxes and supporting floats in my life.
All of you.
Every single one. 💗
📷: Katherine Forrester Westerman#DawnMcCoyMedia #DawnsDestinations
@jaggerhouseps c/o Acme House Company Vacation Rentals — with Katherine Forrester Westerman, Nick Yedinak, John-Patrick Flynn and Chris Richards in Palm Springs, California.
