Just Birthdays

Birthdays come and go and I suppose the more of them I have, the luckier I am.  Not just because I am getting to live another year, but because the years get better and better.

I can't think of another year in my life that even touched this one.

I seem to have found the sweet spot.

Maybe all the hard years were just good training for this part of my life.  Maybe I just finally "got it" and know what is important. Maybe I have just been doubly blessed by incredibly beautiful family members and friends.

But I tend to believe there are no "justs" about it.  Each and every part of my life has been incredibly important in making me who I am today.  It's a process and I don't think any of us can bypass one part in favor of another and get it really right.

Each part of the journey develops an appreciation that is slowly refined and built upon.

Knowing this, I can't imagine what the next part of my life will be like -- I just can't believe it gets better than this!