I’m stricken with the challenge of putting on a page just how much you mean to me, Bubba.

How does the mountain write poetry about the sky? When the sky envelopes her in comfort and courage. When there’s an unspoken bond felt in the breeze that travels across the sea?

I hope that you feel it when you get to Taipei, the city that spoke to your heart so clearly. I hope that in the quiet moments, you know how much you are loved. And that I’m probably looking up at the same moon, wishing that you’re living a life that feels authentic to you (and that you ate yummy Taiwanese food that you’re probably gonna send me on WhatsApp, please).

Everytime we’re together, time slows. I laugh louder, and fruits taste that much sweeter. Your nature is magnetic, not just cause you’re a Leo, but because of your ability to see through all of someone’s fog, and how you commune with the person they truly are.

You deserve to be celebrated everyday, and especially today as you come into your 40th year. You share so much of yourself in the world, in your work and through your art. So much so, that the same generous force is bringing you now to the shores of Taiwan - and you deserve it all.

Most things change, but others don’t. As you spread your wings, I’ll be here by your side, no matter where you are in the world. I’m so proud of you, and I’ll be here every step of the way.

All my love,

Meimei

PS. Your art deserves a new home. As beautiful as the one you’ll create in Taipei.