This is my last morning of being 44. My contemplation this morning leads me back to my parents and thinking about what they were up to one hot August night in 1965. I think life itself is uniquely amazing and profound. A mystery in constant revelation that, despite our deepest quests and best efforts, is destined never to be fully solved within a lifetime. I have approached my life as an adventurer and explorer; as much inwardly as outwardly. Ever since I came into this world I have been curious and imaginative. These seem to be essential ingredients to creating a flavorful life worth living, loving, and savoring.
Early on I was blessed and given the gift of true love. I received this present from my parents, grandmother and little sister. The kind of true love that wraps you up like a soft full blanket on a cold winter night in front of the fireplace, sending shimmers of warmth up and down your body on the inside.
True love has proven to be the greatest gift of my life. It is one I have kept with me always, like a compass rose. It has been an essential navigating tool, much more important than the terrain I have covered over 4 continents, over 2 dozen countries, Andes, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Alps, equator, Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean and Caribbean. It is my guide.
Despite my own human shortcomings and those of others,(divorce; murder; heartbreak; physical, emotional, and mental illnesses; addictions; and other forms of ignorance and hatred to name a few that I have had direct experience with) that gift has weathered these storms and outlives them all.
True love seems to me to be among the greatest powers on Earth because it follows this essential Truth: everyone wants it and the more you give it away, the stronger it becomes.
Happy Birthday to us All!
Go Love,
Lisa
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