Little moments make the world go round

Standing around the relay track, I feel the darkness pressing in around me from all directions.  I am alone, or so I think.  I smell her before I see her.  That perfume that I have known since I was in second grade wafts around me as she wraps her little arms around my waist.  As the warmth of her smile shines up on my face I can no longer taste the tears that seconds ago rolled down my cheeks.  The light coming from the candles inside the paper bags that line the track are more than just names, they represent people, of all ages that each have their own story.  As my hair blows gently in the wind I can't help but feel a sense of hope coming from that smile of hers as she tells me that she is so thankful that I am still around to share this moment with her.

thINK (smoking)

In an article that I read online about smoking it really made me wonder why some people are willing to pay to ruin their health in what is basically a slow form of suicide.  In the article smoking side affects it really opened my eyes to just how dumb smoking really is.     In my own family I have had many close members die due to the dangerous effects of these cancer sticks.  Not only is smoking bad for your health it’s also bad for your wallet.   Why  any one  would  ignore both of these facts and smoke anyway is beyond me.  Watching my grandad struggle for each and every breath in his last year or so as a young girl was  very hard  for me to do, even writing this is difficult because i really don’t remember him that well.  It’s hard not to get at those who choose to smoke and not only ruin their own health but make their loved ones suffer as well.  Smoking isn’t just costly to your health and your finances, it’s selfish.  People should wake up and realize just exactly what they are throwing away.  I wish that more people would read articles like the smoking side affects article, maybe then they would begin to understand just how awful smoking really is.