My North Star… You do not rise or fall. You are a fixed, and unmoving thing, which has allowed me to make sense of all of the other moving parts of my life. If you could see yourself through my eyes, you would see someone who never, ever gives up, and who would do anything for the people she loves. You have loved me when I did not love myself, put me back together when I was undone, and fortified me when I was strong. We have stood up for, and by each other countless times since we were teenagers. You trusted me to do what was right for me, even when I couldn’t see the next step in the staircase. You have never judged me by my missteps in our 38 years of friendship. If I messed up, chose wrong for me, or forgot my self-worth for even a minute, you’d support and defend with such conviction that I’d eventually see me as you did: As capable of anything, and worthy of the best. Thank you for seeing me that way. Through you I am reminded to remember myself- who I am, and who I want to be. You still do that. You have encouraged me to stay true to what matters most, and follow my own path. You’ve been my compass, pointing the way home when I have felt lost. May we always be each other’s fixed, and unmoving thing Natasha. Hope this special birthday is as special as you are xo.
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