red_moon lostgirl trish and i sat on the front porch last evening, chatting about the upcoming first day of school while the boys rode their bikes in endless circles around our driveway. i was feeling off balance slightly, and she knew it, but she didn’t ask why. she is my best friend, and she knows that when i get quiet is exactly time she should not press. and so, we watched quietly as the brilliant red moon eased over the horizon, amazed as it blatantly commanded our attention to its completed crimson circle. suddenly i shrugged, with a not so small sigh, as i suddenly saw it as a giant metaphor for a stoplight shining in the lavender sky. there was a message today, a clear one, at that. it kept coming at me from different directions....different angles....that the past and the future are small matters in comparison to what lies within us. sure, it’s paraphrasing a ralph waldo emerson quote, but the message seemed to communicate a very real sentiment loud and clear: live_in_the_moment. and as i thought about this, right there on the steps, the giant red moon gave me pause. it spoke to me. not with words of course, but somehow my soul opened far enough to catch the communication. and i realized something pretty important. what may seem like frustration right now is actually preparation.... preparation for what? (now is not the time to press.) 100826 what's it to you? who go blather from