Optimism (chin up)

A year ago. In my last days with my ex wife, I would go outside on the balcony and lament not using it more often. We'd go out when there were people around, but I'd had the notion when we moved in that I'd sit outside and read at night, looking at the view, which from the twentieth floor gave me both the strip and the mountains. Life gets in the way sometimes though.

I can look at these photos now and see me slowly getting myself back. My hair is longer than it was then, I'm twenty pounds lighter. I wasn't sure what was happening next. I'm more comfortable now in my skin, in my life.

I'm going back next week for the first time since the divorce. I'll only be there a week or so, but it'll be strange, driving past this place, looking up and remembering where I was then in contrast to where I am now.

That's life though; sometimes you are at the top looking down and sometimes you are at the bottom looking up. Just keep in mind where that puts your chin.