It all comes back to...
guard.
It may come in and out of my life at various points during the year, but it never completely leaves me. Colorguard is part of who I am now, so imbedded that I don't think I can live a truly happy life without it there. Tonight reminded me of that, so thanks to everyone that was there a million times over.
Which got me to thinking...life really is just one big colorguard show. Brace yourselves, this is a really cracked out metaphor (and you're damn right I'm a nerd...so I don't want to hear it!):
Rifle: These are the hard times. You don't feel like you can get through at first, it seems so intimidating. But with some practice, you understand it and it works for you. When it clicks, it means the world.
Flag: The moments we take for granted. Sometimes you forget how much skill it takes to live in between the really good and the really bad times. So you take it all for granted, shift into autopilot, go through the motions, it's all stuff you've done before. But suddenly you set it down for just a second, and you realize how much it all really means to you.
Dance: Complete happiness. There's nothing to hide behind, can't disguise yourself behind the mundane and the awful. It's just you and the world that watches you. You get filled with such joy that you just want to MOVE.
And when it all comes together, and it works? Magic, pure and simple magic.
Yes, it's true. Guard is life.
It may come in and out of my life at various points during the year, but it never completely leaves me. Colorguard is part of who I am now, so imbedded that I don't think I can live a truly happy life without it there. Tonight reminded me of that, so thanks to everyone that was there a million times over.
Which got me to thinking...life really is just one big colorguard show. Brace yourselves, this is a really cracked out metaphor (and you're damn right I'm a nerd...so I don't want to hear it!):
Rifle: These are the hard times. You don't feel like you can get through at first, it seems so intimidating. But with some practice, you understand it and it works for you. When it clicks, it means the world.
Flag: The moments we take for granted. Sometimes you forget how much skill it takes to live in between the really good and the really bad times. So you take it all for granted, shift into autopilot, go through the motions, it's all stuff you've done before. But suddenly you set it down for just a second, and you realize how much it all really means to you.
Dance: Complete happiness. There's nothing to hide behind, can't disguise yourself behind the mundane and the awful. It's just you and the world that watches you. You get filled with such joy that you just want to MOVE.
And when it all comes together, and it works? Magic, pure and simple magic.
Yes, it's true. Guard is life.
posted by haze at 10:02 PM
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