I felt young today

I felt young today for the first time since I can remember.

Maybe it was the scent of spring in the wind. Maybe it was the sun setting after I got home from work instead of on the way or before I left the office. Maybe it's my upcoming marriage to the love of my life. Maybe it that all manner of financial questions in my life and that of my love's life have been resolved or placed into their proper perspective. Maybe it's the impending payment of so many of my debts in life and the concurrent rush of power, knowing that I am not owned or as controlled by greater powers. Maybe it's the knowledge that I have time to spare and that not all my time will be spent chipping paint for the Man. Maybe it's my good health and the opportunity to shape my mind and body into what I want to make them.

Whatever it was, I felt young, and strong, and eager to move forward in life, excited about where life can go and where it will take me.

I'm 29 years old. I've spent far too much of my life feeling older than I am. I'm in the prime of my life, and the best is yet to come.