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Are you familiar with the quote “Sometimes joy can be the source of your smile, and sometimes your smile is the source of your joy”? I am blessed with an infinitely optimistic, euphoric inner joy, that I hope glows and sheds its’ brilliant rays of warmth to others … I believe it will…joy is contagious, and its’ glow comfortably infectious. Do you ever have those days when you feel utterly and completely alone? Those days when you expect the phone to ring, yet it remains silent? You know you are loved, but you have an overwhelming desire for those feelings to be justified. You yearn for the affirmation that all you feel, all you believe in, is indeed real. Yet, this confirmation remains invisible… this is when you must shine! You must believe that the best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or touched; they must be felt with the heart. I look but I cannot see… Just because I cannot see the top of the staircase, does this mean I should avoid taking the first step? I know not where my path will take me, but it is a journey I must make… I will tread carefully around those that attempt to discourage, those that pessimistically threaten what defines me, while I look upon them with empathy… for their journey will forever be more difficult than my own. I walk with empty pockets, but with a warm, sensitive heart that fulfills my utmost desires… because I know that, with this heart, I will be wealthy beyond belief… money is only temporary, my heart will continue to provide because I know I cannot buy inspiration, courage, compassion, and I know that giving of possessions is hollow, it is when I give of myself that defines my character, and carries consequential substance. So how will you remember me if our paths cross on separate journeys? You will not need to consciously recollect, hopefully you will feel the fingerprints that remain because you allowed me to touch your heart. If you will do this for me, you will become part of the air I breathe; you will become part of the fuel that drives me… the lives and hearts I’ve touched will provide, and become the foundation of my perseverance. For this… I thank you. ~Dave Blount Dec 30th 2010
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