A few days ago, as I was packing up to head home from the Black Hills, my mom handed me a plastic bag of various food items she didn’t want. Some yogurt, tofu, etc. I grabbed the bag and turned to walk away. “Oh, this too,” she added, handing me a can of lentil soup. And I thought to myself, “That’ll come in handy.”
As I spooned it into my mouth this morning, I thought back on the past year… the good, the bad, the ugly. And I came to the conclusion that despite all its tricks and hiccups, 2007 is indeed a year for the record books… just in quieter, more introspective ways that most years. 2007 was a reality check, and for that, I am forever grateful to the lentils for their potential role in teaching me the lessons I have learned this year. But enough about 2007, it’s over.
It’s 2008 that’s on my mind now. And the new year is off to an incredible start… a midnight drive through Zion, star gazing from the sand dunes (the sky out here is unlike anywhere), awaking to the sound of my neighbor belting along (at the top of his lungs… in his very tenor voice) to girly dance music through the walls, and getting to talk to my favorite person. But tomorrow is when the real fun begins, when I start my new job. New year, new job, new adventures, new opportunities. Are the lentils responsible for any of this?… I couldn’t tell you. But they sure do taste good.
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