Thank you for the action you took in your life that got you to this milestone. It's one you've always known would come - on stage, on the treadmill, in day to day life decisions. Action. Movement. Prayer. Faith. Care. Love. Determination. To see the unknown. To feel joy in myself and never give in to the negative pressures.
"Happy Birthday!" doesn't even feel honest if I think about my age today. I don't believe it and I don't feel it. So - it's more like, Happy Life Reminder day. The spark is constant and even in the bad times the Holy Spirit blows plentiful resilience through me. The giver of life is making sure I always know, "Joy is not made to be a crumb."
This day, I see an entire birthday cake of days past and days to come. Hugs.
Namaste -
Amy
"Don't Hesitate"
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
                        -Mary Oliver (The Poetry Pharmacy Returns)
Selfie September 4, 2024
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