Fifty

Yesterday I hit the big 50!
It' s a little surreal to know I've inhabited the planet for half a century.  Midlife crisis for me means I can no longer think that I have lots of time to get things done.  I must get going on whatever bucket list I've got right now.  Having MS has created an even greater urgency to do what I can do before my body thwarts my efforts further.  But it has changed my goals, too. Instead of things like climbing a mountain or hiking the Appalachian trail,  it has become things like making sure my kid gets an education or seeing or seeing Libera in concert.
 But the important things on my list are to make sure that I leave this corporeal plane having some positive influence in the lives of the other souls I encounter. My bucket list is to make sure that everyone I meet knows that they are special and important just because they have the fire of life burning inside. Maybe if we all.believed that, no-one would be denied Mental Health services and no one would love their guns more than they love ensuring the safety of precious children.
Love everything and  everyone, but most importantly, love yourself. There is NO ONE who does not count or who deserves to be thrown aside.
Repeat after me:  I am amazing and so are you and we are even more amazing when we love each other!