September 27, 2023
I am the one who was given a new beginning.
I do not have to work hard for love any longer.
I look up at you with the eyes of my newborn body and meet your soul. I feel settled, calm, loved and safe in a way I’ve never felt before.
I have divine connection and protection inside me.
I know in every cell of my being what it is to feel secure attachment and safety.
I am the one who knows I am OK. I will always be OK. No matter what.
September 24, 2023
I am the one who drinks from the chalice of life.
I drink in beauty, mother nature’s endless gifts, adventure, the nurturing and care of loved ones and an embrace of a perfect stranger alike—all with a child’s purity, curiosity and love.
Even when my cup overflows with grief and sorrow, it’s also full of gratitude and an open heart.
You taught me well to take in life, be kind to others, to laugh, keep it simple, surround myself with love and friendship, to work hard and to always have fun.
I have an endless candle burning for you in my heart wherever I am in the outer world—or in my inner world—because that’s where you live now.
One year later, inside me—I carry your fierce loyalty, your unfaltering love and support, your laughter—and a full cup.
(In memory of my father Leonard Alpert, December 3, 1930-September 25, 2022)