Thank You for being my Friend

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You know that supposedly unwritten rule
that says you don’t date your best friend’s ex ?
Well, in high school I was introduced to
my best friend’s girlfriend’s best friend.
(That’s a mouth full)

And as it happens when people
date people who share friendships -
my best friend’s girlfriend would often ask things
about him of me, and I’d inquire the same of her friend.… —-> Continue…

Almost… doesn’t come close

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I heard a commercial the other day
that talked about how several people
almost gave a man this or that…
and because of it, he almost
made it through the night alive.

The point of the commercial was this:
Don’t “almost” give.… —-> Continue…

Rise to your Life…

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I often wonder
what you were doing before
you started reading this.

Taking a quick break from work perhaps, or maybe
getting caught up on emails and such just before bed.
Perhaps you’re peering over
your morning cup of coffee.

The reason I ask is because
I wonder where your mind is -
and what you might be expecting
to find between the words and the lines..… —-> Continue…

At the end of your rope? Tie a knot!

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Lately it seems the things that
have flowed from my mind
to my fingers have not been
what most would call “inspiring”.
Hence, they reside locked away
in a folder with about 40 or more
pieces in various stages
of completion.… —-> Continue…

What do you have to fear?

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I remember I had bought
candy bars for the other kids
in class the day they had the
school dance back in grade school.

I left the candy bars on their desks,
and tape recorded the dance while
I hid under a desk – afraid to go into
the gym where the dance was being held.… —-> Continue…

Sometimes… sometimes you just might hear back

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On a business trip in my early days
as a budding entrepreneur, I stopped
at a Shari’s restaurant in Tacoma, WA.
(Shari’s is my favorite 24hr place to hang when
I want to think, write, and think some more) .… —-> Continue…

Living with you…

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Ever had that sort of gnawing thought
in the back of your mind that something
was passing you by and you couldn’t
quite figure out what?
Sort of like standing on a frozen river;
the part you’re standing on is made from
the very same thing that flows beneath you;
yet one moves on, while the other stays.… —-> Continue…

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