COeXisting

The more I grow, the deeper I go
It’s not me at all; it’s you I know
Ever the perfection, what a flaw
And now I’m questioning what I saw
In my little world without you there
I wonder if I was ever here…

Star Gazing

A friend once took me on a surprise trip to a remote location in a very dark wood. He didn't let me know where we were going, or the purpose of the trip. Of course, this annoyed me slightly because I like "to know" everything that's going on. I asked and probed, but he would only smile and say, "you'll see". When we arrived, he parked near a canal that was surrounded by trees. He got out of the car, and I nervously followed his lead. Looking around, I could barely see anything, including my companion. Just when I was at the brink of total annoyance, he softly told me to look up.

When I lifted my eyes, I could see the stars like I'd never seen them before. "I once was blind, but now I see"... Without the city lights to distract my eyes, ears, and mind, the stars were brighter, closer, and more numerous. I felt like a child again, seated in the planetarium on a field trip. We stood silently gazing at the stars for a very long time, then he began pointing out constellations. I was awe struck.

Just when I thought I couldn't be happier, fireflies appeared! As if the stars had dropped down from the sky and were swirling around for my very own amusement. It was yet another first, seeing fireflies. I kept trying to point to them so he could see them also; but alas, every time he turned to see one, it flickered out. This became a game for awhile; "There! There it is (fade)... There's one (fade)"! He laughed at my delighted squeals and we stayed in that desolate spot for hours, with only the stars and fireflies to keep us company...

Twatter The Odds?!

I have done what I swore I'd never do (after also giving up swearing)... I have a friggin' Twitter account! I had long rejected the notion of yet ANOTHER social networking site, mocked those that had gone to the dark side (I called them "Twatters"), and refused to be educated on its superiority to Facebook. Now the mocker has become the mocked...

It all started with a friend and I discussing our purpose/meaning of life. A deep and wonderful conversation in which I shared my belief that we're made up of the same materials as the stars. I'd never read or heard it, but it was in my head all the same. Later that same night, she text me to turn to the science Channel for a program called, "Wonders of the Universe". My world has not been the same since...

The narrator of "Wonders..." not only said the exact same things that I'd said earlier in the day, he had scientific data to prove it. Professor Brian Cox, a British physicists (and a one-time rock star), is the brilliant and dashing host that put my beliefs into well organized scientific explanations of our oneness with the universe. As much as I love to avoid what's "trending" in mass media, I have to admit I've become quite smitten with the "Brian Cox Effect". This effect has caused a paradigm shift in my attitude towards science, as well as social networking. There was once a time that I felt like my mind couldn't process scientific information, which was quite confusing because I'm especially good at math (and all academic subjects, really). Science has always stumped me, until now...

Now that I'm a "Twit", I only follow science related Twatters and find that the information is easy to process. Also noteworthy is how amusing and witty I find these men of science. It's not all beakers and bunsen burners, folks. I laugh, I learn, and I love that my mind has been opened to a whole new world of wonders. If someone had told me weeks ago that I'd fall in love with science, become a Twit, and resurrect my blog from 5 years ago, then I would've laughed and checked them for a fever. Maybe I would've thrown a drink in their face in the spirit of reality TV. Yet, here I AM... A star reborn!

Not~So~Cosmo