The way nature works

It never ceases to amaze me how complicated life can be and yet how simple nature can be. We are born and we die, those are two things that never change. The way that life begins is so incredibly miraculous, can you really believe that we begin as a tiny cluster of cell? The way we die is so full of mystery also, but a dark and frightening kind, no miracle here. I have four friends that are now pregnant, oh well, three, one just gave birth. I also have a dear friend that is dying. How could the spectrum be so vast? Amazingly enough, there is magic even in the death; sublime moments filled with raw emotion. I am in awe of these friends of mine, some giving birth and some saying goodbye. I am getting choked up writing about it, I have the greatest desire to be present for each step of their journeys. Of course, that's not possible, but the gift of being a small part of each of these experiences is truly wonderful. I wish health and happiness on each and every one of them. I believe this is possible, even for the end of life.