21 November 2007
WHO? WHAT? WHERE??
I find myself in a general malaise tonight, sitting the house I grew up in, trying to write this. Old sounds from my childhood jump back to life. The natural creaks of the house; the distant rumble of the cable factory a few miles away; the train rolling through town on its way… somewhere else.
Somewhere else. That’s the place I was looking for when I left this town for New York. I was looking for a new beginning, and I found it. However each time I return here and smell the air, see my hometown friends, and visit loved ones I might have at one time take for granted I’m reminded of a lesson.
It’s not where, but who you’re with that really matters.
This message came to me twice in as many days. Once from a song that I’d not heard in a long time, and the other from a short film viewed on YouTube.
That said, Thanksgiving is coming up and I have to admit. I’m thankful for you. All of you. Especially you, perhaps. Turning 30 has really had a profound effect on me, and those who see me regularly can attest to that. Things are changing, I am making strides towards personal growth and finding success. I couldn’t do it without those who love me; who stick with me and fight for me. And even some who don’t.
Thank you. :)
