Homecoming

Sitting in my hostel in Beijing,  about 12 hours before I leave for the airport, while packing some of my things, my journal fell out of my backpack and opened to the first page.  I picked it up, read the page it opened to, began to feel an overwhelming sense of love and connectedness, and felt that this was an amazing thing to happen, just as I am ending my stay in China.  My journal opened to the first page, the day I left Philadelphia to begin this journey, now coming to an end.  The entry follows:

3.20.2012

Wow! I am on the plane waiting to leave for Beijing—an amazing life event—but I realized now before something huge is about to happen just how much the little things matter and how important it is to find joy in them. I found a surprise in my bag while waiting to board—a birthday card and a book titles 5o Things That Really Matter from my mom. This book seems right up my sentimental alley and the gesture alone is enough to make this one of the most important things I have with me for this trip.  The little things and the moments that we share with the people we love are what makes life magical and so amazing.  I don’t know what I’d do without my mom and I cannot explain how much I live for and cherish the little moments like these when I am reminded of what is truly important. 

A special thanks has to go out to Lori Mento as well for giving me this journal as a departing gift.  I live a blessed life and am so thankful for the people involved in it. 

Thank you for the reminder.  I'm coming home.