I found my first heart about 3 years ago today. I was walking with my friend down the El Dorado trail putting up missing pet flyers. She found it, but she let me keep it. Finding this little quilted heart made us feel a bit better about the situation.
We don’t talk anymore, but I continue to find these hearts. I used to be in a mental slump, but one day I decided to stop being sedentary and started walking up to 6 miles a day. I’ve walked almost all of the trails that circle Placerville. Over the course of this journey, I’ve found 5 more hearts. It is a bittersweet reminder of the past and what the future can hold.
Every other month I continue to find these hearts on my walks. They show up as a consistent reminder that life is whimsical and curious, and not as bad as we make it out to be.
I am leaving for university this fall. I hope somebody can find and appreciate these hearts during their own self discovery journey.
