Glow

"You look good," said Ashley. "You look like ... you're just like glowing. You have that something I haven't seen in a long time."

You know, I'm actually the type that is constantly changing in some ways, subtle or not so subtle, but I am always in touch with who I am. It may not always seem that way, but I am.

Yet, now more than ever, I am truly giving myself more room to breathe. I am honestly beginning to feel that I am more "myself" now than I ever have been. It's in part due to recent changes, but mostly, it's due to the fact that I am making a conscious decision to believe in life -- whatever it is and whatever it may become.

What I've also been deeply touched by is emptiness. No, not my own, but others'. Emptiness is not what you don't have; it is what you cannot open yourself up to. Being open and receptive does not mean desperation -- doing anything (positive or negative) you can to fill a void. It's not about filling in a void; it's about creating a void to fill in. It means appreciating the whole wide world around you and, above all, appreciating the fact that there is so much more than what fills you up. This is what makes a person glow.