reincarnation

reincarnation: the rebirth of a soul in a new body, a person or animal in whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn

I'm not sold on reincarnation, but boy is it a beautiful idea.  Today is my grandmother's birthday.  She would have been 83.  Every year she told us the same thing, "one day, I will come back as a bird and sit near your window and sing a song for you."  What a wonderful way to be reborn.  I bet she's a blue bird or a small chickadee, fluttering through the sky.  In her memory, we dined at Olive Garden tonight and went to the Humane Society to look at the furry animals.  I nearly took this heeler home with me...

Belle, if we didn't already have two doggies, she'd be mine.  Visit the Boise Humane Society to Adopt her today!

Grief is such a weird thing, it comes in the strangest waves.  I would give anything to have another conversation with my grandmother, thank her for practically raising me, tell her what an amazing woman she is.

Hmm. If I were to ever be reincarnated, I'd like to come back as something fast, something that feels the very real and tangible break down of life, none of this dying slowly stuff.  Roller skate wheels! I'd like to come back as roller skate wheels. Used, abused, and love to no end by derby girls everywhere, the perfect body to be reborn into. Speaking of roller skates, I tried mine on and rolled around the house tonight!!  I wasn't supposed to, I'm still broken, stupid ankle. Shh, don't tell my doctor.  It was invigorating, I can't wait to get back on the track and knock a bitch out :)