Viva Bien: It's a Natural Walk

I went out for a little nature walk the other day and I liked the place that I found so much that I re-visited it the next morning with my parents. I've had a lot of time with my parents lately since moving back in with them and it's surprising what I've been realizing about myself while in their company.

The infallible labels of mother and father that you hold as a child (I recognize that I'm lucky enough to say that I have grown up with good parents) become translucent and you begin to see your parents as people: people with flaws, people with interests, people with dreams unfulfilled, people with secrets, people with hopes, people who try to live their lives as best as they know how. You see them as people who were once where you currently are and despite the scrapes that you might've incurred along the way, the whole thing makes you want to applaud them for having made it out alive and kickin'.

In my mid/late-twenties, I've found myself where nobody in their mid/late-twenties expects to be and that's back at home with the parents, almost completely financially dependent on them. But, it doesn't feel like bottom: it feels like a gift to be with them. I think I'm going through a cherishing phase right now. I know that I'm one of the lucky ones who can say they had a loving childhood, but I almost wish that more people my age had to live with their parents so that they could cherish them and make peace with their pasts. It's not like any of us are getting any younger.

Anywho, I'm getting sentimental. Here are some photos from our walk