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Where is the Beauty?

I don't have anything profound or thoughtful to say tonight.  In fact, I don't even have anything planned to write about.  I just have a need to process and writing gives me that opportunity.  My life is quite different than a month ago.  (I know, that is a very obvious statement.)  I find myself in places that I have not experienced in quite some time.  Just to mention a few, these include...not know the people I am surrounded by everyday; the people I'm surrounded with not knowing me; learning how to be in a classroom and learn, again; in need of a job.  I do not say these things for you to feel sorry for me.  So please, don't.  It is simply where I am right now and where I knew, going into this, I would be.  In time, despite my American desire for instantaneousness (which is a made-up word), this will not be where I shall remain. For those of you who may be wondering, my classes are pretty fantastic.  I have an excellent group ...

You Meets You

I started writing this and literally backspaced ALL of it out.  I was going to tell you about the missing months from my blog from last year and you know what, as I was writing EVERYTHING started with I, I, I've, I'm, I, I, I, I, I, I, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.  Sometimes, I get sick from myself.  This little intro is no better. All this to say, or ask rather, what would you do if you met YOU walking down the street, or sitting in a coffee shop?  How would you respond to yourself when faced with...yourself (literally your face in front of your face, eyes leveling with each other)?  To me, this adds a different dimension then the facing of ourselves we do everyday in our minds; it's a physical confrontation with you. I didn't get this idea on my own.  It's from a movie called "Another Earth", very interesting concept, cinematography is not the greatest but I did enjoy the story line! P.S "Another Earth" was co-writ...