A Pretty Party Dress

I wish I was this self-assured. I used to be. Sort of. There was a time when I didn’t think about whether I would or should rule the world – I just did. I’m not sure what changed.

What we all need to do is think like a five-and-a-half year old. Abby wakes up in the morning and puts on a pretty party dress because she wants to. She dances and sings and laughs because she has too – it’s her nature. And she does things like this crazy eyes-closed thumbs-up shuffle because she knows that it makes me laugh.

She’ll draw a picture of a cat and colour it purple because… well, just because. She’ll skip to the closet to put her boots on before school. She’ll tell you you’re doing good job playing Angry Birds – even though both of you know that you are not.

I may not rule my world in the same way I used to or the same way I thought I might – but Abby makes me believe that maybe I could again someday.











*Pictures made by VanArts Digital Photography student Laura Zeke