A unique birthday !

I really wanted this day to be special. 17 September 2024. What date is that? An anniversary? No, or if it is, it's a one-off. You only celebrate once. Not every year.

For a lot of people around me, it might be exaggerated, even ridiculous. For Leanne and me it's symbolic and so important. Leanne has taken the day off and so have I. This one birthday we're all going to spend together. We're going to spend this unique anniversary together, in love and, above all, united.

So what day is it? Well, it's simple: we've just spent the same amount of time together, living under the same roof, sleeping next to each other, as we did when we were separated by closed borders, confinement, fear and illness. 2 years 3 months.

We've just lived 2 years and 3 months together.

So yes, it's a bit of a strange birthday. But I wanted to celebrate it and mark the occasion. And what is the relativity of time? The second 2 years and 3 months seemed to go by much quicker than the first? lol Biensure!

Have we caught up with the times? No, you never make up for lost time. It's just time that's part of our history. It's this time that has strengthened our bond and created the united couple that we are. Do I regret it? No. Would I do it again? The first 2 years and 3 months, no! lol The second? All my life!

It's funny how I know that people who knew me on the 1st 2 years and 3 months understand me on this anniversary. Because a lot of them knew me and saw me in a poor, pitiful state of depression, waiting to get on a plane one day. (Let's not hide the words)

Those who know me on the 2nd 2 years and 3 months are not aware of this time in another time and space.

This date, this 17 Sept, is perhaps finally turning the page on such a difficult period. Turning the page for real. Because people might say to me that it's been 2 years and 3 months since it was turned, but in the depths of my soul I know that it wasn't. That doesn't mean that it's over.

But that doesn't mean I'll forget. Quite the opposite, in fact. I should always think about it every time I have a problem. Relativise, because it was worse before. Put it into perspective because if you've been through it, you can get through the current problem. Never forget where you come from. This is a little reminder that I'm writing for myself.

That whatever difficulties you encounter ... they won't last. They always say ‘good things come to an end’, but so do bad things. This is just another reminder to myself.

And if it helps you, so much the better.

Today I'm trying not to focus on the past. Or on the future for that matter. The future's boring, you never know what's going to happen. The present is better. It's the only thing you can really control. And that's already a lot of work.

Long live 17 September 2024,

Long live life,

Long live love.