last monday night i was finally able to go to the yoga class my dear friend teaches. holy cow do i love mondays now. loving mondays... an oxymoron, i know. so i got off work and headed over, but was a few minutes early. columbus circle was on my way, so i just decided to listen to this worship song i love and pray for my city. i walked around the statue and had views of streets going up and down the island. i could see central park and all the christmas gift tents. i could see the big time warner cable mall and all the uppity stores. i could see these huge elephant statues that are on display now as you walk into the circle. and i was just overcome with a sense of: "wow the amount of want amidst all this wealth is incredible!"
the song i was listening to said: "your presence is all i need, it's all i want, and all i seek. and without it, without it there's no meaning."
so imagine that playing while i looked at piles and piles of excess and buildings that house wealthy people who like other wealthy people and essentially make our world go round with their earning and spending. but really - where's the meaning? the past year has made me increasingly aware of just how great a difference only one hundred blocks makes in this city. i'm thankful for that vast difference.
i've also been keenly aware of the things that do matter to me in this city:
quality people and a quality church with healthy leadership and a desire to see change, but not at the cost of people's families and happiness.
the women in my life who will sit around with me and laugh, cry, talk, listen.
my amazing family #2 who provides me with a job, but more importantly love and a lot of happiness.
family across the street.
AND those special guys who stand behind you on the train and make no effort to move back at all when you can't hold your body any more still and keep bumping into them with your butt.
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