"So much has been brought to me over the past year that I must resolve to give back more this coming year than I did in previous years.
I was watching five minutes of television this morning (I think it was the Eamonn Holmes Breakfast Show), and some guest astrologer was giving predictions for the coming year for all those born under a certain star sign. At the top of the tree for having the best and most productive of years was Scorpio, my own birth sign. The astrologer said that during 2018, Scorpios would be filled with so much energy that they would start and finish so many planned projects. It looks like I have a good chance of seeing in 2019 if she happens to be right. But right or wrong, it was a good start to my day.
When I came downstairs late at 11.00 am, having had a good long and undisturbed sleep, I opened my laptop and saw some words I wrote to Sheila five years ago. The words reminded me how much she has brought me since we first met seven years ago. Then, I started to recall all of the good and precious things that have been brought to me since I was born by my God, wife, family, neighbours and friends; even strangers, and before I sat down to compose 'My Thought for today' and eat my first slice of toast, I felt so loved and blessed and was truly grateful for the life I have had and the day to come. Thank you all.
Sheila, thank you most of all for being there for me since we first met. Your love brought to me the fragrance of all that is good, gentle and beautiful to behold: your touch embraced all memories of life's kindest deeds; your kiss and breath sent sweetness into my lungs and filled the sky with the sacred scent of heaven. You are my Mona Lisa, the butter to my bread, the breath of my life, my own precious love, my life, my all. I love you. Bill x" William Forde: January 2nd, 2018