This Much I Know Is True

I wish I had the time, energy, and money to pursue all the things I'm interested in. I'd like to earn an Ph.D. I'd like to go to Greece and Italy and visit famous works of art. I'd like to read all day while it's raining. I'd like to make more money doing what I love. I'd like to talk people into learning from my mistakes. I'd like to doubt myself less. I'd like to appreciate who I am more. I'd like to have those years back when I drank myself into nightly oblivion. I'd like to hold onto moments longer than a moment. I'd like to pour my heart out to every one I meet. I'd like to tell my story and write a book. I'd like for my pets to never die. I'd like for my mother to always be happy. I'd like my children to find their passion. I'd like for rainbows to always amaze me. I'd like to cry and not feel weak. I'd like to love and not be afraid. I'd like to sing and not be embarrassed. I'd like to skip and not feel silly. I'd like to write until I run of things to say. I'd like to laugh everyday until I can't breathe. I'd like to be the happy in someones day. I'd like to be a light in someones life. I'd like to be the act of kindness. I'd like to give as much as I've been given. I'd like to tell the people who left that I'm doing ok. I'd like to move on. I'd like to get over it. I'd like to worry less. I'd like to color more. I'd like to slow down. I'd like to...cherish, wait, hurry, love, add, continue, seek, hold back, renew, concentrate, flow, correct, tolerate.