Summer Lingerments
Lingerments that have brought me comfort this last month:
A man is walking out of the grocery store holding a single bouquet of flowers as his only purchase.
After classes I walk the same route to a little nature area that provides me with great peace every time I get there. While walking through this area, I smile at a dad and a little girl, and as the little girl bounds ahead of him I notice the dad is carrying a wooden picnic basket with snacks and blankets in it.
An older woman sitting in the local coffee shop slams her cup down and shouts “that was DELICIOUS!”
A little boy stands at the edge of Lake Superior at sunset taking selfies.
While I’m studying I see a lovely moon outside my window and bound down the stairs to view it in person.
In anatomy lecture, we realize a lot of us sitting near each other are drinking the same brand of sparkling water, and we all “cheers” each other before the quiz begins.
I ask “what’s your dog’s name?!” every time I see one in the elevator in my apartment.
My roommate texts me, “look at the moon!”
My anatomy professor has “dad jokes” on slips of paper that she reads before class.
During a healthcare professionals panel, when asked what is a rewarding part of his job, the occupational therapist describes “hearing the joy of someone experiencing the sensation of water hitting their body while taking a shower for the first time after they have been through hell and back.”
The physician’s assistant describes the role she has in helping her client understand their diagnosis - that it can be scary, but that they are always working to give the client hope.
She concludes, "there is never a point where we give up hope, sometimes we just have to change what we’re hoping for.”
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