a birthday

at 6 in the morning, a familiar sound rang throughout my room.

a message.
someone sent me a message. at 6 in the morning.
what on earth might one have to say at this ungodly hour?

a wish for a happy birthday.

i should have went back to sleep.
but i didn't. not yet.
i stretched. and then i lay very still. and i thought.

i do not know why i thought this particular thought
but all the sudden i was very grateful for all the women i have in my life.

the powerhouse of women, as i like to call them.
these women inspire me and propel me forward.
they have changed me.
and i, i hope, have changed them.

i meditated on who i am and who i have yet to be.

i truly do not know what will come.

i do not have a plan.

i have my beliefs, my thoughts, my passion and my ambition.

i have a feeling i won't need much more.

i guess we will just have to wait and find out...