a bright moment

last night i was reminded that it has been quite awhile since i've had what i would describe as a "good weekend" (though, as i had shared last night, it was not as if that last experience did not have its moments as well). still, there were many happy even blissful moments. i was visiting one of my favorite cities. the weather was great. i had met a new friend, who turned out to be every bit as engaging in person as he had been online (and thank you again for the hot chocolate). i got to do some fun shopping (i'm even wearing a jacket from that excursion today). all and all it was a very nice trip.

the thing about good memories is that they can help to bring light to what seem like the darkest times in our lives and warmth to a heart that has long seemed cold and dead. it's funny that way. and rather than indulge in the practice i have of late of focusing on what has brought me pain and the fatalism that such events are all in my past, today i think i'm just going to keep the smile that this memory has brought to mind and maybe even, dare i say, hope that there may even be a few more such times in store for me in the months to come.