brief pause in INQUIRY WEEK for this message from your hostess

It's my birthday today. Birthdays, no matter how momentous (or otherwise) always give me a reason for reflection - on my life, my goals, my past, my future, my direction.

Last night Chip asked me to go outside to look at the stars. I said no. I was cold, I was wearing my pajamas, I was watching television, I was knitting, I had a cat sitting if not on then near me, I was under a blanket, I was too comfortable to get up, I needed to brush my teeth and wash my face, I was lazy.

I wrote something like the above in the comments of Meg's post.

And then I wrote this: If I could go back, I'd say yes. A thousand times: yes.

How easy it is to get caught up in the To Do lists, the dailiness, the tiresome need to keep up with life's little necessities. We miss the chances to look at the stars with the person we love the best.