I have missed a lot of things this year, places, events, parts of myself.... I have missed birthdays and anniversaries. I have missed cultures and languages, some that I have known and some that I wish to. I have missed countless opportunities and a number of goals on that growing golden wish list. Above all, what I have missed the most has been the chance to be with each and everyone of you, longer, closer and more meaningfully.
As the page of this calendar soon turns, however, I can say that I tried my darnedest and am at peace with that. For in the end, when the scale settles and returns balanced, the genuine measure of gold is in the realization that nothing is lacked or lost.
This is a high and cheery toast to all the missing, for they keep us giving, growing and going for mor e.
Very consolating, thank you for these thoughts....