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fifteen

[originially posted on december 15, 2006.  i repost this today as a reminder to never forget the path that has brought me to this day, to this moment, to this breath.  consider this a goodbye and a thank you.] i think everyone who knows me will agree that i am a very reserved person. if [...]

ten

every now and then, i’ll come across a song that stops me in my tracks.  cannonball, by damien rice, is such a song.  i include the lyrics here because, on their own, they say so much.  paired with the music, though, this song says so much more. absolutely achingly beautiful.  (many thanks to e.y. for [...]

november 22, 1963

in dallas, texas, on this day in 1963, president john f. kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade. “i look forward to a great future for america – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.” (j.f. kennedy) [...]

from the archives

[originally posted on 11.20.2006] sometimes i forget that the journey is often more important than the destination. there are times in my life when i get so wrapped up in where i’m going, or what’s coming next, or where i think i need to be, that i lose sight of where i am. only recently [...]

change is good

this is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. and where we are [...]

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