It has been awhile....but yet again its only TIME

So this is my first post in seven months. I fell prey to the "too busy to write" excuse, and I fell 210 consecutive times. When I started the blog I was full of energy and drive. I thought to myself, "I'll write two posts a day, everyday and I will change lives in the process." It helped that it was winter recess and I was doing nothing all day except for eating, sleeping and swimming. But once school started up again I always happened to find something else to do rather than write.

Now that I am out of school, no longer swimming, but still eating and sleeping just as much, I am going to make an intentional effort to write again. I am not going to promise that it will be on a daily basis, because that promise will not be kept. I will say that you can begin checking this post again a little more frequently(those three of you who actually read this) because as I find something worth while to share I will share it.

Ill begin my new post commitment with something I wrote for my parents anniversary just a couple weeks ago, titled The Next Day.

The day of Celebration came, and then as with all other days, it took its turn at the end of the line. All days of Celebration have been allotted 24hrs to do their work. They have been charged with the responsibility of bringing excitement, anticipation, energy and promoting love. Celebration days have the uncanny ability to temporarily mend relationships, reconnect broken lines of communication and unite distant families. Days of Celebration have earned a certain honor amongst all other calender days.Their few hours of existence seem to carry more importance than the days that precede and follow them. But what about the Next day? Similar to so many other assistants, interns and support staff, the Next day often goes unnoticed. Even though there are 364 Next days that surround, assist and promote Celebration days, we often overlook their importance. It is those Next days that give Celebration days their importance. One might argue that it is the Next day which should hold the title for most influential day, and those Celebration days should be a time to recognize all the efforts of the Next Day. For Next days often require the most effort and energy. They have to try and maintain that same excitement and hype as the Celebration day, but they have to do it while grounded in reality. They have to maintain that love between friends and family when it is no longer convenient. They have to promote forgiveness and unity in a time where the individual takes precedence. They have to tend to that fire between lovers when so many other distractions are vying for its energy. The Next day has it hard, and is so often under appreciated. But that's the wonderful thing about Next days, they aren't looking for the recognition or honor. They don't even demand that you remember them. The days that surround and follow those days of Celebration are content in knowing that they were there when all the celebration is gone. They remain when all the relatives have gone home and the leftovers are in the fridge. The Next day is there ready to step in when the last candle goes out on that romantic evening.

Today lets make use of those Next days. Lets put their humbleness and good will to use. Lets help those Next days do their job, and be intentional about everyday we spend with those we love.