Present

August 15,2025,Friday night, 6:23,pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. My daughter and her mom went to Olive Garden for dinner. I was running late after dropping off supplies at a patients house in Laguna Woods. I told them to have a good night. I will catch up with them tomorrow when we drive to Valencia to see family. Today is a memory filled day. The start date anniversary for my last job three years ago. and my farewell dinner for my pastoral internship. I didn’t have time to be nostalgia. And frankly, I don’t romanticize the past like I used to. Of course when the past isn’t fondly remembered it tends to fade. At least the present feels really good. For that I am thankful.