sunrise

the following is from a friend's blog:

"Knowing someone well is a privilege. Consider it, someone lets you into their world and shares with you the thoughts and feelings that drives their soul. It’s a pretty spectacular journey to say the least. And it’s even better when you come to know that person better, from the inside out, and you realize they form goodness. It’s simply awesome. To see someone not because of the qualities outside or the accomplishments they champion, but rather to view that person from a perspective only your internal senses can pick up. That connection serves to jump start all of our mortal senses to a new plane. A playing field where you actually can experience the sensation of toes tingling and hearts racing at the mere perception of that someone. Those perceptions, those sensations, seem to be from a different realm, a more hallowed and exclusive place of clarity. It’s a good thing."

i suppose there are only a few people in life you really get to know THAT well, and i feel pretty blessed to have people in my life for whom love has only grown over time. i think i'm also very fortunate to have a group of friends who will give me crap when that's what i need to be given but still love me despite my faults.

i had a pretty rough night last night. i was exhausted and feeling slightly under the weather in the afternoon, so i went to bed pretty early. i just lay there and tossed and turned with my mind replaying things over and over again before i finally fell asleep. it wasn't restful at all really, but i still jumped out of bed when my alarm went off at 5:45a this morning so i could go ride with some friends. i guess i just wanted to be up.

we had wheels on the road by 7:15a. the sun wasn't quite up yet, but the sky was light enough. five miles or so into the ride and the sun appeared. i haven't seen a sunrise like this in awhile, and it was beautiful. i was taught from a young age (intentionally or not i don't know) that sitting down with a cup of tea can solve basically every problem, and i've had a lot of tea to drink in the last couple months (a box of mixed herbal teas now resides in my desk drawer at work). this morning, however, i was reminded that a lot of rest and a beautiful sunrise can work just as well.