So
many friends, so little time. I miss so
many family members and friends – you, and you, and you - but duties, including self care, greatly
limit opportunities to visit, or even to write or call.
Fortunately,
relationships can be nurtured from afar, by the spirit; by cultivating gratitude
for your contributions to society and each day doing my
best to live up to you, to represent my friends and family well to the world. With love as the foundation, I think that is how, when friends and family members get together after long times apart, gratitude for the relationship is abundant, pride in each other is great, and the bond remains strong.
