My Birthday

Today is my birthday. What I have learned in my life is the reality that we live in this world alone. We come into the world and go out of the world solo. Faces surround us upon arrival and departure, some will hold our spirits sacred, others, not so much. It is a very good idea to be your own best friend. The world is full of people who, for whatever reason, would prefer the worst for us. Hard to imagine, and yet inexplicably true. People have difficulty with care…