A piece of happiness realized.

Today, one of my items from my 'list of things I want to do' was realized. If I knew how to link you to the post, I would. But I don't know how. Anyway, it was about allowing myself to get completely soaked during a downpour. I have in the past wanted to do this very badly, but have always felt the need to run away...to get out of the rain. Not so today.

I was on my way home from a lovely weekend in Fire Island. I took a cab from the Flatbush Avenue station in Brooklyn. The rain was well on its way, according to the sky. The thunder was rumbling as I sat in the cab and I found myself getting excited about the possibilities. I was almost home, and then it happened. The rain came down. Hard. I asked the driver to leave me a few blocks from my house so that I may finally get to live my dream. He seemed somewhat uncomfortable about it and offered me a seat in the car until the rain stopped. Are kidding me, I thought?? This moment is exactly what I have been waiting for. And so, I got out and walked. Slowly. In the heavy downpour. People were hiding under storefronts and I couldn't understand why they did not want to get out there and get soaked. I enjoyed every moment so fully that it almost felt as if the rain wasn't hitting me...but was everywhere around me. It was an amazing experience.

And so, I get to knock one off my list. Soon, I will get to knock another off my list. My friend R and I are going to take flight in a balloon very soon. We are going to do it as a celebration of our birthdays, which are one month apart...so this will most likely take place in late September. I can't wait. R, I'm so glad we are friends!

Cheers!