October 29, 2023

You can make it a goal

By Steve Hauptman

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I want a life that sizzles and

pops and makes me laugh

out loud.

 

And I don’t want to get to

the end, or to tomorrow,

even, and realize that my

life is a collection of meetings

and pop cans and errands

and receipts and dirty dishes.

 

I want to eat cold tangerines

and sing out loud in the car

with the windows open and

wear pink shoes and stay up

all night laughing and paint

my walls the exact color of

the sky right now.

 

I want to sleep hard on clean

white sheets and throw parties

and eat ripe tomatoes and

read books so good they make

me jump up and down,

 

and I want my everyday to

make God belly laugh, glad

that he gave life to someone

who loves the gift.

 

~ Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life (2020)

 

 

 

 

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