Watching

Today I watched.


We had just had lunch together and she was driving back to work.

I was driving to my next errand.

I stopped behind a couple of vehicles. All of us waiting for the light to change.

And she walked across in front of us.

A driver ahead of me apparently called out to her.

She turned, waved, and smiled.

So confident, so comfortable in her own skin.

Do you know that feeling when your child becomes more than you thought possible?

Do you know that feeling when you see them and know that they have succeeded in life?

That moment.

When you watch them and see that they are themselves.