I have a secret superpower

I'm sure there are a lot of things I could potentially be complaining about right now . . . 

my room is dirty

my pasta is cold

my nose is stuffy

all I want is a soda

I'm stressed about my impending big girl job search 

. . . and then my brother calls me.

This may not seem like a big deal, but I don't remember the last time my brother and I talked on the phone for no reason at all.  In fact, I don't think we EVER have.  He is ten years older than me so it has taken us a lot of years, a lot of fights, and a lot of cursing to get to where we are now.  I definitely think we have gotten closer in the past year for some reason that only God knows . . . which I'm sure our mom NEVER thought would happen based on how things were when we were growing up.

We ended up talking on the phone for 1 hour and 13 minutes.  It's really amazing how alike we are in so many ways . . . probably more ways than either of us would like to admit.  When I was younger we were never close and I never thought he even liked me that much, but I have learned that he loves and cares about me more than I could ever have imagined.  He sees me as this amazing person doing these amazing things instead of as the ordinary person I see myself as.

He told me tonight that I have a superpower, but that I still need to learn how to use and control it.  He always has had a unique way of putting things.

I don't think he realizes how much I needed his phone call tonight.  After everything that has happened lately, I really did need my big brother to call, tell me like it is, and give me the kick in the butt that I needed to stop doubting what I can do and to go out and do what I want to do.

In conclusion, I think my brother would agree with this: