Another morning of Spring snow, slowing changing to rain. The future comes to us haltingly, moment by moment. The human consciousness is capable of projecting thought far beyond this present moment. Other species don’t bother. The future is in the bud, the seed, the egg. They are content to let it belong there.
I sometimes don’t know what to do with my human consciousness of the future. It can cause anxiety and expectation, which is often very unsettling.
The boy who wore that shoe turned 29 years old this week. I’ve thought of his future for that much time, and more. Perhaps that awareness has been helpful. 
But sometimes, I wonder if it’s not as helpful as my awareness of the moment.
scillagrace 
Love this. Great interpretation of future in several areas. Love the shoe and grad picture, and then bringing it back to present.
Peace,
Mary
Thanks, Mary! I hope you’re enjoying your present moment, too!
We’ll be attending our second, and last, graduation in May. 🙂
janet
That picture is 7 years old, now. It hasn’t been an easy transition into a good job for him, even with a Cum Laude degree in Construction Engineering. And that student loan debt…oy. Not what I pictured originally.
Fortunately, our girls didn’t have any debt. This one is an art student, so I’m not at all sure that will translate into a related sort of job any time soon, but we’ll see.
Ah, but an art student has definite skills that so many of the rest of us do not! Very valuable, in my view. Congrats!