There are no favorite parts :)) Life is very hard. Not my life, but life in general. There is so much tragedy and suffering we cannot alter. While that makes me sad, it also makes me more compassionate. I am grateful for the way compassion has grown in me, the way I see myself in other people--everywhere, anywhere.

And I feel more love, more love for animals, for people, for my family, and yes for the night sky. I think that may be because other concerns--earning money, raising children, being healthy--have fallen away. There is room now, for more.

Finally, fear. I lived in fear for much of my life--a matter of conditioning and temperament, probably. That's gone. I care for the well-being of my family. Beyond that, what do I have to worry about? What can anyone take from me?

So, while this may sound like a depressing view, it's not. I wish I had these capacities, this calmness earlier in my life. I would have made many, many less mistakes.

Enjoy your life, every day of it, in every way you can.