Chasing Dragons

Three miles easy turned into six, but it was exactly what I needed so it's all good.  What a gorgeous day for it to boot!  I feel the need to share lyrics from "Long Live" by Taylor Swift:

Long live all the mountains we moved,
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
I was screaming, long live the look on your face
And bring on all the pretenders, one day we will be remembered

Hold on to spinning around
Confetti falls to the ground
May these memories break or fall
And you take a moment
Promise me this:
That you'll stand by me forever,
But if God forbid fate should step in
And force us into a goodbye
If you have children someday
When they point to the pictures
Please tell them my name

Tell them how the crowds went wild
Tell them how I hope they shine
Long live the walls we crashed through
I had the time of my life with you

Those of you that know me know I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Taylor Swift lyrics depending on how much I happen to believe in fairy tales on that particular day.  No, I'm not making fun of here when I say that.  I'm actually most proud of myself on the days I DO believe in fairy tales.  There's nothing wrong with it, so long as you are able to do so without attaching yourself to specific outcomes.  That's the tricky part, but each day it comes to me with a bit more ease.  For a long time, I had a specific dream that I equated with happiness.  The turn of fate that prevented me from achieving this dream, this life with this person, was my convenient excuse to be less than my limitless potential.  I've come to realize that dreams are beautiful so long as we don't allow them to prohibit the beauty is now.  The glory that lies in the many possibilities for joy that life presents each day.  That is the first reason why this song resonates with me so much today.  The second is as a means of thanking the special people in my life with which there is a bond that cannot be broken by time or space.  I may not see or speak to them for days, years, or even ever again but the imprint they have left on me can never fade.  To those of you with whom I have had the privilege of chasing dragons, sharing dreams, and being my truest self, I bow.  Thank you.