When you're a transplant to a new place, like me, you become hyper-aware of everything - especially the little things which oftentimes disguise themselves as whispers but, because you're an outsider, yell at you.

This too will pass. The land will heal and hopefully our hearts will too. In the meantime, let us hold our fellow citizens-in-pain dearly in our thoughts and partner with them as they move through and redefine this thing called “life.”

“I have come to the point in my life where I've had to surrender to being called "Sir."

“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing…” 

― Maya Angelou

“I kept it because it reminded me of his infectious laugh.”

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