Monday, May 20, 2024

True Measure

 Today is my birthday. I’m trying to stand in my age today. And take the true measure of what I have learned, what I have done and what I want to do. What I value and what I don’t now. A lot of questions…I don’t know the answers. Still, it seems like a good birthday thing to do. To stand in this present and see it as clearly as I can. 

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