oh hey. my heart is warm.

and my skin will be, too, in a matter of mere hours! i don't feel like falling asleep... in fact, i feel like a nice cup of coffee, but i know that's just not wise the night before your last early day of a long and exhausting 2 weeks.

Today being the first day in what feels like forever that I didn't have a single solitary activity planned away from my home sweet home, i decided to use it for some major me time after class was over. boy, if bubble baths and book reading only burned calories...

i learned a lot today too, though. a lot about people, and how different they are, and how weighty their unique preciousness is. Gisela, Judy, Buck, Margaret. One bound by dementia and language barriers; one bound by a brain that cannot process and the cogs and machinery of the modern transportation technique; one bound in a rigid body and an unresponsive facade; one bound by hospice care and a treasonous memory. Heather, Alyssa, Jeff, Salena. One broken by life and death, struggling to maintain her position and straining to feel something; one broken by mistakes early on, defined by mistakes and ambitions on hold; one broken by one lay-off too many, seeking change in a mundane life; one broken by trust given unearned and by too many relationships, but still seeking love, learning, and the betterment of family.

and to think! all of us thrown together in a week, one big mess of problems, brokenness, pasts, and yet - brotherhood.

yes, i got to thinking today about how much love there is among humanity that bands together. unity is beautiful, compassion is precious, and the burden of the soul and body lays heavy on my heart as i continue to meet people, all of whom are broken somehow.

who knew we all needed each other so much?