And to come.

And to live life to the full, loving this one chance to express what we are and to cultivate what we want to be. To catch each instant as it arrives, squeeze it for all it's worth, and let it go to catch the next. To give everything at every step as if it were the last, as if this step were the most important thing in the world, far more than whatever it will achieve.

And to accept what we find. To welcome every challenge, every stumble, and make it a stair toward solid ground, real and concrete. And from the reality of what is, to give so much of ourselves that this blessing of existing multiplies into an infinite thanks. Every instant more alive. Every eternity more awake.

And to be here.

And to be.