The Mystery of Life

"I'm no prophet and I don't know nature's ways," Carly Simon sang in "Anticipation." So much is a mystery to me. I wonder and I worry, especially about my girls. But I do know, for certain, the beauty and warmth of meeting friends for a latte, clutching white cup in hand; the renewed feeling of leaving a salon with freshly colored hair; the happiness of finding a little crate of Lindt chocolate eggs at CVS for a little girl's Easter basket; the safety of sinking into sleep with my favorite plush blanket; the comfort and joy of lingering over dinner with a dear friend for hours; and the efficiency of sending work emails, click click click./Good night to you.