I Stopped Waiting For Awe To Find Me

"I Stopped Waiting For Awe To Find Me"

Something that has been reflected to me a lot this year is how much joy I’ve managed to find in this time, and how that’s difficult for people to wrap their minds around. I’m guessing it’s something that is far easier to wrap one’s heart around as it doesn’t make a lot of sense in my mind either. What I’m learning is that my experience is not uncommon, and though it may prove to be an experience not easily described with words, I hope to someday find the words to explain it. For now, here’s a little stream of thought (or stream-of-feel) piece I wrote.
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Every moment of the day I can hear my mother on the other side of the country praying for my happiness. She doesn’t tell me she’s praying. My hearing has improved. More days than not, her prayers are wholly answered, but I know how difficult it is for anyone to believe the light of my joy has not been dimmed by cancer. The only way I can explain it is to say, I stopped waiting for awe to find me. Now I find it.

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