Longing. Yearning. Wishing. Hoping. I’d guess that there’s not a soul in the world who hasn’t experienced these feelings. To literally ache for something you can’t have, for something that can’t be. It’s tortuous - exponentially worse if that something is just beyond your grasp. Worse still if it’s tantalizingly within reach…but, for other reasons remains unattainable.

I’ve learned an indeterminable number of things about myself (and about the world in general, about relationships) over the course of the last 2 and a half years. I’ve learned the immeasurable value of true friendship. I’ve learned that the various & sundry details of these relationships, indeed of our very lives are what makes life truly worthy of living. It’s been said that the Devil’s in the details. While that may be true, it’s even more accurate to say that LIFE is in the details, the seemingly meaningless minutiae that, when taken as a whole, give so much meaning to our lives. Sure, don’t sweat the small stuff, but it’s the little things in life that can have the most meaning, the biggest impact on us. I guess, for me, life is about balance. Each of us must determine what that balance is. Take the good with the bad - for the bad makes the good all the greater. Never overlook the value of the smallest detail, but try to always remain aware of the larger picture.
So, as I hunger for that which I cannot (for the moment) attain, I will continue to relish, to cherish those things that I can.