Missing is Golden

I've missed a lot of things this year, places, events, parts of myself.... I've missed birthdays and anniversaries. I've missed cultures and languages, some that I have known and some that I wish to. I've missed countless opportunities and a number of goals on that growing golden wish list. Above all, what I have missed the most has been the chance to be with each and everyone of you, longer, closer and more meaningfully.

As the page of this calendar soon turns, however, I can say that I tried my darndest and am at peace with that. For in the end, when the scale settles and finds balance, the genuine measure of 'gold' is in the realization that nothing is lacking or lost. This is a high and cheery toast to the missing, for they keep us giving, growing and going for mor e.

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