Listen to her magic...

On this day, as I celebrate everything you gave me and still represent in my life, I conjure memories of a time when you still existed, and I am not proud to say that it is harder with each passing year. So many things happen that life has no alternative but to erase and erode. Yet even though the details may be faded, the core memory shall forever remain intact. So, as always on this day of days, I make a vow to uphold all the principles you taught me. So here it goes ... here's to love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.