Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, “I just don’t care”.

Sister mine, Alias: Nyx… You have such lovely taste in music!

A few months back Nyx called to share this beautiful song with me. She was insistent that I listen to it over the phone. (That never really works, but I humored her.) I promised to look it up on the internet as soon as I could. I did and of course I loved it, I ran out and bought the CD. Now the CD is wonderful, but it's this song that I fall more and more in love with each time I hear it.

“It’s only half past the point of no return
The tip of the iceberg, the sun before the burn
The thunder before the lightning, the breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?

Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you’re not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?”

Glitter in the Air - Pink - Track 12 - Fun House

So sweet and mild, but it makes me want to shout: Capture the Moment, Seize the Day, Color Outside the Lines, and Ripe the Damn Band-Aid OFF! Do it now… enjoy everything, NOT because it could be gone by tomorrow. Do it for the rush, the high, the glory! Do it because you wanted to and because you could. Do it so when you look back at your adventures, you’ll see a path all your own. A path amid a field of velvet wildflowers, a trail through the darkest forest, and passage between the stars.

You’ll never be here, in this moment, in this time, it this body… again.

Lasso the moon and stars and pull that rope tight, because I promise, we’ve all felt this way.