How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
I've been thinking hard about this one too. This is the year I felt the most out of touch with those around me. Many days, the only adult voices I hear are the ones I read on my computer late at night after everyone has gone to bed.
So I'm going to answer this with one of those friends, even though I don't actually know her, and she doesn't know me. Kelle Hampton, who writes Enjoying the Small Things, has changed my perspective on the world and life this year. I frequently look at a frustration or mess or snafu and think "WWKD?"
It all started out when someone passed on a link to the birth story of her beautiful daughter, Nella Cordelia. If you haven't read this before, you absolutely MUST. It's long and you will need more than a couple tissues, but oh my goodness, if you only read one more blog post in your life, it should be this one. I felt a strong connection with her having felt some of those same emotions myself.
After Nella's birth, I kept following Kelle's blog. She makes every day a celebration. Every moment is A Moment. Her favorite phrase is "sucking the marrow out of life."
I have to say that much of this year, I have plodded along. Probably the opposite of how Kelle lives her life. And although I will probably never be as magical and full of wonder as she is, I have tried and will keep trying to see the special, magical, wonderful moments of every day.
This post is Day 16 of Reverb10, 31 days of reflecting on the year that's past and sending out reverberations for the year ahead.)
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Kellie lives here in Naples and I first read her story through the Naples Daily News. I now look forward to seeing her blog because no matter how bad my day is, Nella's smile melts my heart and makes it all right. The blogosphere is a weird place, isn't it?
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