I'm on a friendversary with friend Cathy--we've known each other forty years--and also reading Seneca on how important it is not to fritter life away. To be mindful. To learn from those who came before. To act as if every day could be one's last. To not allow productivity to get in the way of truly living.
So Cathy and I will not be able to celebrate another forty, but five? Ten? How many more? And how do I live in a time and a job position that I feel overwhelming at times? Perhaps this connection with a long-time friend can be a refresher for wanting to make the next number of years (however many) meaningful and truly lived.
