Lauren E. Harrison

just in the last week or so, i’ve started to notice crisp leaves sparsely scattered atop the ground and i can’t help but get a little bit excited about the changing of seasons.  while it may bring on the occasional migraine headache (sniffle) it’s something that i have yet to experience.   so far, the seasonal changes make me feel alive and lucky to be in this place.  we’ll see if i feel the same way once the cold, harsh NY winter starts to knock on my door.  anyway, for now, here’s this:  this morning as i walked through my neighborhood, a bi-colored leaf fell off a tree, grazed my face and landed on the ground in front of me.  this was something significant as it sent me into a beautiful mind-space.  i stayed in that mind-space all day.  it just felt really, really wonderful to be happy all day long.   this afternoon while on the subway, i was reading the book “the four agreements” when a woman with broken english came up and started talking to me.  i took my headphones out and she asked me where i got my book.  she then proceeded to pull the same book out of her purse- but it was written in a different language.  she wanted to know where she could purchase the english version for a friend.  this was a significant moment, as my dad gave me this book a few years ago for christmas… i had yet to read it when i picked it up and put it in my purse just this morning.  i went to the doctor today to refill my rx and when i walked in to the doctor’s office, i was surprised to see that the receptionist was a fellow classmate of mine from high school.  i guess it is a small world after all.later this evening, i was walking to the internet cafe, in the rain, without an umbrella-  it didn’t matter because i was on a mission to print my voter’s registration form.  ironically and thankfully, a man stopped me and asked if i was registered to vote.  when i told him i was on my way to register, he handed me a registration form.  i turned around and went back home- saving myself from getting cold and wet.  thanks, guy.    the end of this week is going to be really good- one to remember, in fact.  i believe it.  and that’s all i need to do.