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I don’t write much here anymore. Sure, I try to keep it filled with book reviews and if I’m honest, most of the time, I miss writing. Writing is a part of my soul, but it’s been a part that I’ve had to put on the back burner while I dealt with other things. Then, something happened…and it opened my eyes just a little bit wider..<\/p>\n

You see, I just returned from spending a week in Canada with one of the most amazing people that I know. I know that I’ve mentioned him here before. His name is Rob and we’ve been friends for something like seven years now. \u00a0Sometimes it feels like I’ve known him a blink of an eye and others for a lifetime. He’s just one of those people who came into my life and it was as if there was a perfect Rob shaped space that he slid right into. In all that’s happened, there has been a comfort knowing that whatever happens, he’s in my life for good. I can’t imagine us not knowing each other.<\/p>\n

Now, before I gush on too much and make y’all think that I’m in love with the man or that we’ve secretly snuck off to the Canadian version of Vegas (is there such a thing?), let me just say that he really is one of my best friends and if I take sneaky pictures of his backside, that’s my business. *grins* Seriously though. Rob is amazing. For starters, he has lost an entire person over the course of the past year or so. I cannot begin to tell you how proud of him I am. He looks seriously amazing and I can tell just how much it’s helped his health and has bled into so many other areas of his life. \u00a0If that wasn’t enough, he’s also really taking control of his life and starting to live it for him and his children and nobody else. I’ve long said (and yes, said it to myself, as well) that you have to live for you before you can add in anyone else. Like me, he had that a bit reversed for a while. It’s exciting to watch as he rediscovers aspects of himself.<\/p>\n

Folks, that’s just what I got to spend a week doing. I got to watch as he puttered around his new apartment, making it just how he wants it. He asked my opinion of where he had things stored and I couldn’t help but smile as I told him that it was his place. It only had to work for him. I’d find things if I needed them. I got to listen as he talked about his struggles and yes, preened a bit over his accomplishments. It reminded me of how far I’ve come and how far I have yet to go. It inspired me. He inspired me.<\/p>\n

So, here I am…back at the keyboard because I wanted to put all of this down into words. I’m not sure that I’m really doing it proper justice..just how much that time meant to me…but my heart knows and for once, my head is right on board with it. Every time a negative thought peeks its head in, I’m reminded of how he told me to take away the memories of a good weekend together..I remember and I smile. I’m also taking the inspiration and I’m using it. They may be tiny little things to the “average” person, but to me, they’re steps in the right direction…<\/p>\n

Since I’ve been home, I’ve:<\/p>\n