Two years ago I saddled up at my neighborhood bar.
I didn’t even have to get into a car.
I was bald and finishing cancer treatment.
It was really quite the achievement.
Since then I moved and not visited my old haunt.
So, I walked over to the restaurant.
I saddled up to the bar and noticed it was one of my usual bartenders.
He was stirring a drink… just out of the blender.
I smiled to see if there would be a spark of recognition.
Counted the seconds like a mathematician.
After a moment I got an “OMG JESS! I didn’t recognize you with hair!”
I laughed… cause that was quite fair.
He caught me up on his girlfriend, work and his cats.
I updated him on my health, my breakup and my promotion and he said “Congrats!”
It’s interactions like that… that remind me of what’s important.
Making memories...community…family.
That’s what we talk about happily.
The cavalry of people… the places… that make up the year… is what we remember as we spread holiday cheer.
So may the New Year be full of fun and not fear.
Loved ones far and near.
May 2019 sparkle like a chandelier.
May you persevere.
May we lift each other up and remember to ask each other ‘sup?
To drink out of a tea cup when bad news pops up…
But most of all… this is your life. Show up and soak it up.
Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!
