Birthday Celebrations

This week, I’m in Albuquerque celebrating Dad’s birthday, just as I did in 2021 and every year since. I didn’t know that our birthday bike ride in 2021 would be our last, but I’m grateful that it wasn’t his last birthday or our last chance to spend quality time together. What I’ve learned in the past five years is that the liminal spaces between one stage of life and another don’t have to be scary and bad. They can places of focus and presence. When you can no longer pretend to know what’s...