Friday, October 22, 2010

The moment when something changes

There is a moment, which is virtually impossible to accurately describe, where you see someone differently and you start to have real feelings for them.  It is nearly like the concept of the light suddenly coming on or the fog finally disappearing from the mirror in the bathroom.  
And when it happens: its magical.  There is a warm, uncertain feeling in your stomach peppered by bursts of excitement that you carefully push back as your eyes open wider and realize the person before you is someone you could love.  It doesn't happen every day and sometimes it can be years and years until you experience this momentous awareness. Its the "I want to scream from the rooftops" kind of feeling yet what is paired with this giddy enthusiasm is fear.  It is the most absurd anomaly because with opening your heart comes fear of it being crushed.  We all know, we only gain from taking the risks and thus we persist and take chances with our hearts.  Don't you wish there were guarantees?

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