Anniversaries are fun

Two years ago tonight changed my life. Some of the changes were good. Some were, well, you know. I woke up this morning with a mope, and I can’t seem to shake it. There’s no real reason for it, its just there, and this is relatively new for me (give or take two years…to the day). This mope is both the most important thing that came from this…anniversary, as well as the toughest side effect. It and it alone brought me to truly understand what empathy is. It’s a hard thing to admit that it took me so long, but it’s true. For this, I will always be grateful. It also curses me from time to time, with days like today. I guess these feelings that I can’t control and can no longer hide from are a small price to pay for such an important insight towards others… but that’s easier said than lived, we all know that. This picture was taken with a camera phone seconds before I fell two years ago tonight. Really brings back some memories for me.