It’s my 43rd year around the sun and I find myself thankful.

The years go by and I find myself still growing, still learning. Life is so precious and incredibly beautiful. Even with its delays and upsets, the sun rises each and every day giving us all another day to try again, to go further. Life gives us joys and blessings, sometimes even hidden beneath the surface.

They say that a lot can change in one year. I can certainly attest to that. Actually things can change from one moment to the next. It is all about the moments though. The simple moments, the ones that stay with you in your heart and in your soul. Those I have plenty of and I cherish them more than words can describe. They are ingrained within me and so much more beautiful than any photograph ever taken.

Each day is born with a sunrise
and ends in a sunset, the same way we
open our eyes to see the light, 
and close them to hear the dark.
You have no control over
how your story begins or ends.
But by now, you should know that
all things have an ending.
Every spark returns to darkness.
Every sound returns to silence.
And every flower returns to sleep
with the earth.
The journey of the sun
and moon is predictable.
But yours, 
is your ultimate
ART.” 
― Suzy Kassem