Today I turned 47. I spent time with my children, had amazing takeaway pasta, and got myself ready to begin studying again on Monday. There were moments of joy.

There is also grief.
Grief for the distance in certain relationships.
Grief for the loneliness that still lingers.
Grief for the feeling that I haven’t accomplished what I thought I would by now.

Birthdays can hold many things at once. Joy. Sorrow. Love. Longing. Today holds all of it.

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