So, yesterday I held a baby that was 1.5 days old at a hospital. And for that thirty-five minutes of holding a 1.5 day old baby looking at little finger nails and tiny baby yawns, I realized that holding a 1.5 day old baby might be on my list of top five greatest things to ever get to do in life. So, now my list might go like this:
1) Accept yourself for exactly who you are
2) Having someone say they love you and you say it back because you really truly mean it.
3) Hold a 1.5 day old baby
4) Skinny dip
5) Have a mentor and being someones mentor and actually changing their lives
And as I left the hospital walking down Michigan Avenue dodging busy people who had not just held a 1.5 day old baby, I realized that at 25.5 years old to1.5 days old we are are exactly the same no matter how many years are between us. There are so many things we get to do and sometimes you are lucky to realize how lucky you are-- in that exact moment-- to get to do the things you are doing.