Perspective

I woke up this morning with the nagging feeling that I would never be able to learn all of equine anatomy. It took me too long to get out of bed and get moving. I was pretty much being pathetic.

Then I walked outside to take Ellie out and there was a strange woman sitting on the stone steps looking out at the sea. I was too confused to really say anything until I realized she was crying. I asked her if she was alright and if she needed anything before I even asked who she was.

She told me she was sorry and didn't know that she was on the wrong side of the house. She was staying with the landlord (in the other half of the house) but just couldn't be inside right now. Her friend, with whom she was originally staying with on his boat, had been killed last night. He had been on his way to pick her up and collided with a pole, had been knocked unconscious, and drowned.

She said she just couldn't be inside. She wanted to be out with the elements.

I couldn't even believe what I was hearing. I wanted to run over to her and just hug her. Hug a complete stranger. But I didn't want to completely freak her out. She already felt bad about sitting in the wrong garden. But Ellie knew just what to do. She walked over to her and gave her some wonderful little puppy kisses. The woman actually smiled.

I'm so glad that we were able to give her at least one smile today.

Makes you put things in perspective doesn't it? Yea, I may have a ridiculously horrible set of exams coming up this week, but really life is about more than that. In a split second it could be taken away. Better make the most of it while we can.

<3 Don't sweat the small stuff and enjoy the sunshine everyone. <3