I was just reflecting...

Okay, that's a lie.  I was flabbergasted - and excited - to see how many page views I had yesterday.  I write this so that it will be read, so I'm glad to see people are reading.  Very, very cool...

I was reflecting earlier in the day...  Okay, for the editors out there, that sets the truth straight.  Okay, I know, at this point I can see each of you nodding off and wondering, "When is he gonna get to the good stuff?" Well, (screenwriters, make note that here I am slipping into my Clint Eastwood voice) sometimes, I never get to the good stuff (in production, I should spit out some snuff or chaw or one of my lungs here).

Okay, that's too complicated.  Let's break it down thusly: I'm getting there!!!!  Give me a minute...

It's been 10 minutes (and one piece of wheat toast with butter and peanut butter) later...

The image came to me as I was walking from the kitchen to the bedroom.

For the past 28 hours, I have luxuriated in the warmth of an outpouring of love so incredible, so diverse, so heartfelt, so... needed.  Each of your acts of kindness and the energy is propelling me to act, to move, to think, to do...

You, my friends, have helped to launch me into the next phase of my life with positivity, hope, and a renewed sense of purpose.  I've - mistakenly, as it turns out - often thought of myself as a man with many acquaintances, but few really true deep friendships.  My dear friend, Victoria Campos, reminded me of another valuable lesson tonight.  She reminded me that the energy that you have all given back to me, is a reflection of the energy I put out in the world. Ironically, I've often felt guilty about not being able to do more...

And now?  Sleep is in my immediate future.  I go to sleep feeling empowered and loved.

Thank you.

Carpe Diem.

PS - Special thanks to Karen DeCelle for believing in me.