Three years ago today, my Love, the Universe brought us to the doorstep of magic. We couldn’t see the door until then, but the Universe had been unfolding its plan for us all along. The last impediments to our magical Love were stripped away when, even before we knew the other existed, we began to simplify our lives. That’s when the magic truly began.

Four years ago we couldn’t sense one another because we were surrounded by too much noise and busyness. The traffic in our lives drowned the other out. We had to make room for life in our lives before we could make room for one another. You moved from the suburbs to the city and I moved from administration to teaching. Although we didn’t know about us, the timeless Universe knew it was time. That’s when the magic truly began.

With our busyness and noise subdued, we presented ourselves to the Universe searching for someone to share life with. You dated, I dated, but the right dates never showed. The Universe winked and patted on us the shoulder. We didn’t give up; we went online. I jotted off a quick note of introduction. You responded, and so we finally closed the circuit of Love awaiting us for eternity. That’s when the magic truly began.

Three years ago today, can you believe it?! Since then we’ve closed worlds behind us. We packed up, zipped up, and closed up the kilometers between Montréal and Orlando. We graduated a few teenagers and celebrated countless birthdays and holidays on all sides of religious fences, and we spent time at the beach. That’s when the magic truly began.

Of course we too wonder of worlds that lie ahead: of Adirondack chairs, of avocado trees, and of citrus gardens. We await grandchildren. There’ll be more Paris, and a lot more of Barcelona. That’s when the magic truly began.

Most importantly, however, we have one another day-to-day. The magic in my life begins anew daily. With you. You strum my heart. You are my first stirrings in the mornings and my final stirrings in the night. Every morning in; every night out. You are my tide. You are my breath. You are my very life. That’s when the magic truly began.