Honestly, it feels a bit strange. Something of a wonder and definitely a gift. Nothing I imagined as a child and not really something I planned for in any specific sort of way: Today marks the launch of my 57th set of 365 opportunities. Birthday number 56. At first, I reflected on other sequential ages…12,…
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55 Lessons
It has happened again: another trip around the sun; another candle on the cake. I’ve learned a lot while sailing this ocean of time and space and thought to begin a list, in no particular order, of lessons learned. I simply stopped at 55, though I was pleased to see that I could have gone…
On One of Fifty-Four Thanksgivings: a Poem
I had occasion recently to reflect on a list of 54 Thanksgivings that I had written as a way to honour my birthday. Items from the full spread of decades made the list…Things that were good from the get-go (Being taught common-sense and trusted to exercise it)…and things now seen in retrospect (Learning, growth, and strength…
Trips Around the Sun or For A While, for Longer, for Life
The other day, a Facebook friend used a delightful expression that I am going to borrow (Thank you!)— Today, 4:19 AM, EST, marks fifty trips around the sun for yours truly. I find that rather astounding. I remember calculating from a young age that I would turn thirty with the change of the century. Fifty,…
Consider the Lilies 