(For the girl I lit the candles for)

For better or worse, I remembered and took the words you said to me seriously.  You were generally accurate – in the nice things you said and on other occasions.

This one time, though, you said I couldn’t keep secrets.  And I actually did quite well at this.  A major component of my jobs was to handle and protect secrets.

I had practice doing this over my lifetime.  I’ve kept my friends’ and students’ for a long time – some even for decades.  Many of them were extremely dark and distressing.  It got me ready for this leg of the journey.

But I’ve rarely told most of mine to others. Some have heard snippets, but rarely all. My guess is that many people have told you theirs.  You’re that type – trustworthy, a good listener.  In the past, I told you a few and through these writings, I’m telling you more.