Happy 55th birthday to one of my favorite souls.
She is among the most intelligent, articulate, ambitious, and gorgeous souls I’ve ever met. Truly a stunning human being… and she’s mine!
They placed her in my lap when she was a day old. Only three years old myself, but I loved her already… and more and more as each day has unpacked. We’re knit together, karmically entwined, one flame/two souls, yin-yang, two halves of a whole…
She’s extraverted to my introverted; she’s business-minded to my blurred boundaries; she’s grounded to my dreaminess; she’s shake-things-up to my keep-things-the-same; she’s extravagant to my frugal.
We both care deeply, wound easily.
I’m learning to care about others without carrying their burden for them.
BabySister, quoting Joel
We both feel like we’re on a journey, neck-deep in life’s experiences, and thankful to the other for the company. For sure, this particular go-round has had big highs and even bigger lows. Grateful are we to have each other to cry to, hug, seek clarity from, be reminded of the Bigger Picture, and concur that a glass of Prosecco while snuggling on the couch is sometimes the best solution to the problem.
There were years when we spoke rarely. Different seasons of life kept us away from each other. I was raising children; she was building a career.
But when I needed her, she was there. During that scary time when Husband was in hospital for sepsis, she mailed money so I could take a week off work to be with him. Later, she mailed us plane tickets to a resort in SoCal, joining us to celebrate Husband’s survival. She rolled out the red carpet to us. We were the center of her attention as she drove us around in a convertible. Because living is hard some days but it can also be just so much fun.
She has this way of celebrating people and occasions, holding space in a way that ya believe that maybe you’re God (or at least royalty.) I know she makes me feel like I’m the most special soul on the whole earth. She holds space for my most introspective personality. “I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, but I am thankful to be here with you as you unpack your heart.” Yeah, she’s that groovy.
She listens the way I talk, all metaphors and similes, parables and quotes. 🙂
She’s funny; she’s curious; she’s honest. An excellent cook, a passionate mother to Augustine, and an avid reader… she’s a runner, great at tennis, loves to hike. She’s determined to suck the marrow of this life, enjoy, embrace, experience! And to bring you all right with her!!! 🙂
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin
Like me, she’s on her journey in regards to the messiness of life and Love and relationships and trying to figure all this shit out. It’s a damn lot.
I’m not sure I whispered anything into her one-day-old ears as I cradled her all those years ago, but had I known the depths-widths-height of The Adventure called this-time-around, I may have pulled her tiny bundled body just a little closer and promised her… we make it. We survive. We thrive and evolve and laugh and cry. We get angry and then forgive. Some things never make sense but we move on anyway. And then grow not just in spite of it all but because of it all. And life is a masterpiece and tragic and wonderful.
And perhaps, dear BabySister, just perhaps… the best IS yet to come. (I love you. <3)
If today you find yourself nostalgic and grateful, me too. I think it’s a good look for us, I really do… enjoy. And here’s a hug.
Edge-y, joyful, pondering…
Lisa
Licensed Sound Therapist
Certified Mind-Body Coach
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