utility

A lot of things have a purpose though you may have to look hard for it.... I save a lot of stuff. I simply hate throwing things away unless I absolutely have to.

The little plastic clamps on the Iggy's bread bags, for example. They've been piling up in my kitchen drawer and last week, I figured out their purpose: they fasten the plastic tarp around my bike so it doesn't blow off in a rainstorm.

I love that.

The same is true for experiences. Looking hard, I can find the purpose in every one of my experiences. If I don't have to, I don't want to throw any away. Every lame boyfriend I ever had was a lesson drawing me closer to Cristiano. Every job-- no matter how mundane or ill-suited-- a patch on the quilt of my career.

Peace is figuring out how to embrace it all. Even the wars. Even the oil spills.

I'm still working on the big stuff.