By Scott Underwood
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September 28, 2020
The birthday boy was 5 years old and the guests were family and some school friends. I was there as a guest of the mothers family. It was so interesting to me to watch all of the goings on. People were BEING at the level of their knowing and it rivaled any soap opera on TV. The crowd was a mix of previous and past relationships. There were EX's there with new partners and there were some there against there will who politically needed to be there because of the family politics. There was a son and mother that only exchanged a hello because of past hurts from family interactions. There was an Ex that stumbled and called his new wife the name of the old wife. (which sent a shock through the crowd) There were three boxes of pizza left that had not been touched. There were way too many presents for the event. I could not help but think about kids that often don't get any presents. The decorations were being blown and coming loose because of the wind. There was gossip regarding some who were not in attendance. There was speculation about what was going on in the relationships that were being observed. Kids would go swimming and get out and then want to go back in the pool. Two boys were more interested in playing with the filled balloons than eating. Guess what? Situation normal. I find it amazing how individual universes manage to come together and then orbit each other, however they will, and at the end of the day leave one orbit to go to another. I simply wanted to share my observations here and encourage those who might see this to remain aware and think positive thoughts and go to every birthday party with the intention of polishing your orbit and reaching for the next gentle thought.