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Entering My 28th Year

Entering My 28th Year

On birthdays, rest, and cycles.

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Frances Bukovsky
Dec 20, 2024
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As I begin my 28th journey around the sun, I find myself sitting in gratitude for the life that I have, a life wholly unlike any life I’ve ever been able to imagine myself, one full of friends and community, beauty and purpose, care and wonder. This year more than most it feels like my birthday is a true day of declaration: I’m still here.

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