A picture of my thoughts.

These past few days I have felt really overwhelmed every time I look at the news, and my heart has been very heavy. Normally I am not so invested or attentive to what is going on in the world, but I have found that living in Europe has encouraged me to pay more attention. I feel more connected here. One of my co-workers is from Egypt, and so all that has gone on there has been so much more concrete. I am indirectly connected with people who work in Libya. I am friends with people in Japan. I have worked with people from Christchurch. And the list goes on...

I was looking through my pictures, and, for whatever reason, this picture represented to me the hope of springtime and the promise that there is still beauty and brightness in the world.