A series of lightbulbs
There will come a time when the universe will repeatedly try to kick answers into your face. I like to call these the lightbulb moments. When you in the middle of an emotional situation and out of nowhere a stroke of genius, an epiphany hits, enlightenment drills into your little brain and you change directions not only emotionally but your life makes a left turn. I’ve had many starting from a young age. A thought as simple as “my parents have been on this planet a whole lot longer than I have. I should probably listen to them and what they’ve been through.” The most profound moment after that was when I was 16. My parents were in the middle of a divorce. I was not only a Junior in high school, I kept good grades, I worked part time at a horse stable (which didn’t pay cash) to continue to earn lessons and ride whenever I wanted but I, also, had to work part time at a sandwich shop to make actual cash for things like shows, show clothes, gas money, teenage snacks and such. I wa...