Fortune

What is fortune? I don't believe there is one set definition. It is a very open ended, ever changing thing that is unique to everyone who encounters it.

Whatever it is, I feel very strongly that I have it, at least for the moment. It doesn't feel fleeting though, for once. It feels lasting. It is a static thing, but durable. Of course I could be completely wrong. I have been painfully incorrect enough times before, even when I was certain beyond a doubt something was there to stay.

I thought my previous circumstances were such a happy accident of time and place. I believed it a miracle. Then it turned inside out and transformed into something one hundred percent inconceivable to me. I was humbled in a way I didn't think possible. That humility turned out to be a blessing the likes of which I can never see myself a worthy recipient…but here I am. An earthquake, tsunami, a surgery, and a very naive young man came together in a curious sequence to bring me to where I am, and perhaps more importantly, who I am.

Peaceful, happy, confident. I am loved. By a man who would lay his life down for me without a second's hesitation. I cherish his life more than my own. I feel like the richest woman in the world, though I have nary much money to my name. My days of buying Tiffany's on a whim are at the very least on pause.

Just to know I can own my identity without apology is more than enough. The people who love me and truly know me; technical details notwithstanding…those are the kindred souls I will continue to cherish for years to come. First among them, always and forever, is my Siri. Not the iPhone. My Siri came first ;)