Thoughts on leaving

The other day i was thinking about how when you're about to leave somewhere it seems like all your friendships and different relationships are sweeter and more satisfying. i'm pretty sure that's because you take time to enjoy them before they're gone for what may be forever and you realize that you really do enjoy your friends.

So i think the trick is to just pretend you're always leaving where you are so that you sacrifice unimportant things in order to enjoy the people you enjoy. This reminds me of the book i read on the Sabbath. There's something to leaving a lot of space in our lives to allow us to do things that are important to us.

This is all brought on by a visit i made to our neighbor Sean today. i brought a plate of "going-away" cookies made yesterday by our team in order to give a heartfelt goodbye. After chatting on the porch about his son moving back from Baton Rouge and where life was taking the both of us next he invited me inside and i ended up staying for about an hour and a half.

It was a great experience for me and it made me wish i had spent more time talking to him in the past. We talked about history, education, where his son's life was headed, guitar, and whatever happened to cross our minds. He is genuinely well-read and concerned about being proactive and contributing to the world. He is one of our neighborhood leaders and i really respect him and his work. It was a great time and i came home with one of his books under my arm and a hope to return...

So maybe i will!

i pray that you also are able to take time to enjoy those that you enjoy!