Goodbye--Hello
This is where I say goodbye to the human "race." It's been a long week; and I've burned through these 7 days like most. I'm always rushing, on my grind as I'm apt to say--- without any real perspective let alone any real connection. My daughter comes home today and I realize that while I'm driving and I glance at the rear view mirror I will catch her looking out of the window in a gaze. While she gazes, while I gaze, I will have my magnificent moment of clarity. My real, only connection to the world. This is where Life slows down for me, this is where I find substance within everything, and it's uncomplicated and beyond 6-year-old little girl magical. This very week, the time skillfully intertwined with her, is far from the race. This is where I let go of that man constantly devouring time, skimming through pages; here, I am a man--daughter in one hand, and time in the other, gripping both soundly, accompanied by a controlled breathing and a kindred...
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