So it's been a while. As I was telling Seren the other day, I feel shallow, but I think it has more to do with the water level being low than any change to the ocean floor.

However, I saw something today that I needed to comment on. It was a poster at the middle school. It's a case of accidental profundity. The poster said in big bold letters "Everyday is a gift".

Now I assume that the writer meant to communicate that every day is a gift. But I realized, as I thought about it, that the missing space does change the meaning, but the unintended meaning is still true. Everyday is a gift. The commonplace, the expected, the simple, the relied-upon-but-rarely-appreciated is a gift. Every day brings hope, a chance for a new beginning, an oppurtunity to do it right, whatever 'it' might be. Everyday, on the other hand, is the food on the table, the roof overhead, the love and support of family and friends. And it's the everyday that allows every day to have so many possibilities.