2010 deserves reflection, and the immediate approach of 2011 is not entirely promising, but it does offer some hope.

NKOTBSB. June 3rd. DC. 3 days before Camp starts.

It has taken until April 7th, but today may have been the day that 2010 FINALLY took an upswing.

Dear 2010:

With few exceptions, you have sucked. Royally.
The past 5 days have also not been any sort of fun.
This could be a long 9 months if you don't get your act together.

-The Mgmt

As unbelievably difficult as this year has been, I am eternally thankful for incredible friends:

The day you stop having revelations is the day you stop learning.
The day you stop learning is the day you stop growing.
The day you stop growing you stop living.
And the day you stop living is a sad day indeed.

Indeed, my friends. Indeed.

"Sometimes you have to love what's good for you."

&: "Yeah, but -- everything's shallow on the surface."

Completely unrelated....completely true....life is close to beautiful, in the most real kind of way. close. tonight, anyway.

Possibility's sweet aroma continued to interrupt any hope of sleep I had at an earlier hour this evening ( Read more... )

Dad: It's like you're the kid who is watching the King pass by naked.
Me: Yep, and I can't say anything. Cause the king will get pissed and behead me and everyone else around me will be incredibly uncomfortable.
Dad: At least you know that the parade will end for you.
Me: In 8 months....

I watched history happen in the church I grew up in today, from a live-feed video streaming a national assembly of a 1000 voting members in a different time-zone, and a different climate ( Read more... )

Today's distractions from the hole inside of me included small children who were strangers but hugged me anyway and old ladies who were silly but had opinions about everything ( Read more... )

I really hope I didn't incriminate myself on the phone tonight. That I didn't predict the future by speaking what it is I'm feeling to someone who isn't either you or I, and therefore potentially cementing my bias already ( Read more... )