Today I’m not feeling so good - and it’s my birthday.

Hi David,

Got your text, mail and speaker tape.

Thanks.

Today I’m not feeling so good - and it’s my birthday.

I went to a meeting at noon.

And listening right now to the speaker that you sent.

Have a good meeting tomorrow as I fly across the pond.

See you soon.

John

reply:

Hi John,

Indeed birthdays, holidays, anniversary's, and any other type of festivity can, at times, be cause for reflection or introspection. There is a particular prayer we read every Tuesday morning called the Desiderata, (http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~gongsu/desiderata_textonly.html), which reads:

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Have a safe flight!

-David t.