Small and Simple Things

So, it's been a while. I have been working as a lifeguard at a neighborhood pool in a town close to mine and the season is almost over. Today actually is my last day of being there all week long. I'm excited about a little bit of a break but at the same time I'm not so excited to be home with nothing to do until September... I was thinking about getting another job but where would someone hire me for just a month and some change? There are a few offers for being a nanny of a couple kids from the neighborhood I worked and there are a few offers for swim lessons so yeah but that's not really any sort of respectable income. I really am starting to see how hard life would be without an education and no chance of getting a job that is sustaining. There really isn't anything in this world, that is of worth, that you can get without putting forth an effort and giving it your all. Lifeguarding may not seem like a very difficult job but there are many things that are done and purposefully so no one can tell. It's a very all-encompassing job. With all the work that comes with it, there have been some very amazingly peaceful times. There was a few times when there was huge storms that come through and at night the pool lights come on and the water just seems to dance with the sparkles of raindrops. Other nights there would be no one for an hour or so and the water was perfectly still and a calm would come over me. I'd go lay next to the pool and just stare at the stars and everything was beautiful. I think those nights were some of the greatest blessings I've been giving. Such small and simple things create such a wonder. :)