~:[CH13 - Day 132]:~ What is Spectacular?

 
~:[CH13 - Day 132]:~ What is Spectacular?

I woke up and got to work. Without having an event on Saturday for the first time in awhile, I quickly got to work and began cleaning, before heading to the computer to get other work done. It felt good. Yes, I was a bit sad that we didn't advance to this week's championship, however, I think this year more than ever, I needed this extra time to wrap things up. At the last minute, I was invited to the Angels game. I had to make a trek to pick someone up before heading to the game. While the traffic was horrendous, it was good since I got the chance to chat with him on the way. We talked about family and life. As while the amazing game and spectacular firework show after was great, it made me think, what is truly spectacular? As while I would have been sad if we had lost or missed out had I not been able to enjoy this beautiful display in the skies, I think that the most spectacular thing was just the time. Win or lose, I think the night would have been just as spectacular. As we drove, we chatted about the struggles of life and realizations of what's important in life and it definitely helped me to realize in my own life, how lucky I am to have supportive people around me. When I struggled earlier in the year, I had a number of people message me or check in on me. Even if uncomfortable, they made the effort knowing the struggles. I've been lucky that it's been like that most of my life. Thus, when I get the chance to do the same, I take it. In the end, I drove about five hours today, but when I think about it, I actually think that time was spectacular. Social media makes spectacular out to me all the great things we get to see in life, but in reality, spectacular is finding a life that is comfortable, carefree and full of love and support. The dramatic scenes of romance and adventure in movies and shows pales in comparison to just being in the presences of loved ones. While hopes and dreams becoming reality can make life more spectacular, I hope that we can see that sometimes the simple things in life are what make life truly spectacular. I think through our conversation, that was one thing we arrived at that helped define what made our lives special and at the lowest times, what made life the most challenging. I hope that in our lives we can all live spectacularly and I think that all starts with simply focusing on things that make our everyday special, whatever in your lives that may be.