I can only appreciate

….. while the world spins out of control …..

I remember growing up quite well.  Summers were spent outside, playing with my friends .. in the woods …. In backyards … hell, even in the street (even though the age old “don’t play in the street” was eternally drilled into our psyche).  I remember a world that was clean … safe … antiseptic.  

Yes, I realize that the world of the 70’s wasn’t REALLY all that ….. but I cannot help but think that the world of the 70’s was so much slower, calmer, and … well … less insane than the world of 2005.

Am I wrong?  Please tell me if I am.

Maybe it’s because I grew up in suburbia …. That’s ok though.  There was a time I was actually embarrassed growing up in a neighborhood that had neatly manicured lawns, a mother AND father in every household, and the security which allowed us to roam the streets without worrying that some scumbag with a nefarious agenda would impede on our God given right to grow up without being harmed.

Not any more …….

When I think of my childhood I become terribly homesick.  Homesick for a home that I will never experience again.  The days of waking up to see what Santa brought me are long past … and sometimes it makes me sad.

We have witnessed things we could never have imagined.  I have traveled to places which shattered my perception of how the world was “supposed” to be.  It’s amazing to step on foreign soil and see the world through the eyes of another culture…….

Then and only then could I truly appreciate how wonderful life has been for me …..